The Tango Player
Original title: Der Tangospieler
“A bitter East German odyssey during the '68 Prague Spring”
IMDb6.20
19911h 36m
Overview
Winter 1968. Historian Dr. Dallow is released from prison. He is still trying to cope with and understand why he was put behind bars for 21 months for defamation of the state. His supposed "crime:" for five minutes he accompanied a cabaret chanson on the piano. The film shows what "ordinary socialism" was like, letting the audience feel the threat under which the people in the GDR had to live over many years.
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Crew
- Director
- Roland Gräf
- Writers
- Roland Gräf, Christoph Hein
- Production
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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Who directed The Tango Player?
The Tango Player was directed by Roland Gräf.
When was The Tango Player released?
The Tango Player was released in 1991.
