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Panic Time
78%
Movie
1h 41m
AI Analysis
Panic Time (1980) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Panic Time (1980) — a movie tagged as Crime and Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: The musician Udo Lindenberg (played by himself) is kidnapped during the party after a concert. Nobody realises this until the next day, when he doesn't show up in time for a rehearsal. Since the police believes this is only a promotion gag, private eye Kuhlmann (also played by Udo Lindenberg) has to be hired to find… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~101 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Panic Time 78% (2 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
78%
from 2 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The musician Udo Lindenberg (played by himself) is kidnapped during the party after a concert. Nobody realises this until the next day, when he doesn't show up in time for a rehearsal. Since the police believes this is only a promotion gag, private eye Kuhlmann (also played by Udo Lindenberg) has to be hired to find him in time.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1980-04-17
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- TMDB rating
- 7.8
- TMDB ID
- 221531
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What is Panic Time about?
The musician Udo Lindenberg (played by himself) is kidnapped during the party after a concert. Nobody realises this until the next day, when he doesn't show up in time for a rehearsal. Since the po... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Panic Time?
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How long is the movie Panic Time?
The official runtime for Panic Time is approximately 101 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Udo Lindenberg
Himself / Carl Coolman

Walter Kohut
Minister Dr. Kurt Kling

Vera Tschechowa
Frau Dr. Wunder

Hark Bohm
Dr. Gerhard Kühn

Eddie Constantine
Lemmy Caution

Rudolf Beiswanger
Leuchtturmwärter Süchtig

Werner Böhm
Entführer

Karl Dall
Vögelwart

Helga Feddersen
Ministerin für Frauenfragen
- N
Nippy Noya
himself
- G
Günter Netzer
himself

Peggy Parnass
Ministerin
- O
Otto Wanz
Leibwächter Otto

Leata Galloway
Vera

Beate Jensen
Wiebke Stinksterff von Löland
- P
Peter Ahrweiler
Professor McNaughton
- F
Fritz Rau
himself
- H
Heinz Domez
Entführer
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