Virgin Machine (1989)
Overview
A German woman travels to San Francisco to find her mother, but winds up distracted by the sexually flamboyant culture of the city.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 3.21 |
Directed By
Monika Treut
Crew
Monika Treut
Anita Horz
Erica Marcus
Eberhard Scharfenberg
Richard Borowski
Ingvard Paulsen
Anna Hoffmann
Azian Nurudin
Thomas Tielsch
Angela Tiedt
Fawn Yacker
Johann Raps
Susanne Philipp
Tina Di Feliciantonio
Thomas Tielsch
Elfi Mikesch
Hilde Peters
Wolfgang Raach
Allison L. Ford
Greta Schiller
Olga Murillo
Manfred Geier
Bernd Meiners
Gunther Kortwich
Gerda Kercher
Gisela Stelly
Frank Göhre
Renée Gundelach
Jim Whiting
Eberhard Scharfenberg
Heinz Emigholz
Greta Schiller
Alf Olbrisch
Monika Treut
Renate Merck
Monika Treut
Elfi Mikesch
Elfi Mikesch
Willi P. Konze
TOP CAST
Ina Blum
Dorothee
Marcelo Uriona
Bruno, Dorothee's Brother
Gad Klein
Heinz, Dorothee's Ex-Boyfriend
Peter Kern
Hormone Specialist
Hans-Christoph Blumenberg
Telephone Caller
Dominique Gaspar
Dominique
Susie Bright
Susie Sexpert
Shelly Mars
Ramona
Fritz Mikesch
Man in the Backyard
Wolfgang Raach
Boat Sculler
George Lannan
Man in the Backayard
Erica Marcus
Landlady
Rhonda Jarvis
Woman on the Street
Carla Wood Saivre
Woman in Hotel Room
Fakir Musafar
Man in Hotel Room
Marvin Moss
Gallery Owner
Rosanne Johnson
Waitress
Debi Sundahl
Stripper
Nan Kinney
Cashier
Sky Benfro
Fat Woman
Shadow Morton
Thin Woman
Steve Mobia
Taxi Driver
Flora Gaspar
Cook
Pearl Harbour
Visitor
Uta Ranke-Heinemann
Self (archive footage)
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