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Der Trinker
73%
Movie
1h 39m
AI Analysis
Der Trinker (1995) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Der Trinker (1995) — a movie tagged as Drama and TV Movie with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Hans Fallada tells in his published after the war novel "The drinker" the story of the agricultural wholesaler Erwin Sommer, who flees from his narrow bourgeois relations under the burdens of the new times in the kingdom of the king alcohol, whose liberty and independence promises prove a lie - the only truth of the… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~99 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Der Trinker 73% (5 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
Hans Fallada tells in his published after the war novel "The drinker" the story of the agricultural wholesaler Erwin Sommer, who flees from his narrow bourgeois relations under the burdens of the new times in the kingdom of the king alcohol, whose liberty and independence promises prove a lie - the only truth of the alcohol. On behalf of the WDR television play Ulrich Plenzdorf has adapted Fallada's 1944/45 novel for a film adaptation by Tom Toelle with Harald Juhnke in the main role of Erwin Sommer.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1995-12-06
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- TMDB rating
- 7.3
- TMDB ID
- 199419
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What is Der Trinker about?
Hans Fallada tells in his published after the war novel "The drinker" the story of the agricultural wholesaler Erwin Sommer, who flees from his narrow bourgeois relations under the burdens of the n... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Der Trinker?
The official runtime for Der Trinker is approximately 99 minutes.
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