88 minutos
Beleaguered by choppy editing and potholes in the script, this story is about the bond that develops between an aging, former railroad worker living in an abandoned theater and Willie, the wayward, alcoholic architect he shelters (Elliot Gould). The flaws in the script and story development, and the architect's exaggerated character traits, work against the concept of a growing friendship between the two men and leave the main thrust of the film in limbo. A subplot has a gang of street thugs chasing Willie all over the city in order to retrieve some photos of a murder he accidentally recorded. At the same time, Willie is trying to reconcile with his son, left in the care of his neglected wife. ...
Elliott Gould
Willie Zobel
Heinz Moog
Josef Luft
Andrea Jonasson
Willies Frau
Hanno Pöschl
Rainer
Erni Mangold
Willies Bekanntschaft
Petra Maria Grühn
Bedienung
Lukas Resetarits
Betrunkener
Klaramaria Skala
Josefs wife
Hanne Hiob
Willie's mother
Danny Hirsch
Willie's son
Gaby Herbst
an acquaintance of Willie
Luise Prasser
nurse
Erni Mangold
lady
Pavel Landovský
pharmacist
