Kassbach - Ein Portrait
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Viennese vegetable merchant Karl Kassbach becomes a member of a right-wing extremist organization, which plans numerous attacks on democratic institutions and journalists. The film attempts to portray a realistic and detail-oriented study of the mind of the "Kleinbürger", trapped between the fringes of the lower and middle-classes.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1979-03-30
Runtime: 110 mins
Director: Peter Patzak
Writer: Peter Patzak, Helmut Zenker
Spoken language: Deutsch
Genres: Drama
Original title: Kassbach - Ein Portrait
Production Companies: Satel Film
Production Countries: Austria
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