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Anton the Magician

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A flamboyant comedy about love, work and money—revealing that the "planned" economy produced some unconventional entrepreneurial methods.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1978-09-19

Runtime: 106 mins

Director: Günter Reisch

Writer: Günter Reisch, Karl Georg Egel

Spoken language: Deutsch

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Original title: Anton the Magician

Production Companies: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Production Countries: East Germany

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