A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
November 3, 1986
Original Title:
Der Drücker
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
FFG Film- und Fernsehgesellschaft
ZDF
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12
Runtime: 103
Tommy, 22 years old, is broke and in debt, still lives with his parents and is constantly arguing with his father. The young man wants to break out of this life and believes he has finally found the opportunity to do so. A job advertisement promising 400 marks a week seems tailor-made for him. He quickly makes the acquaintance of a pusher column run by Kalle. But Tommy's ideas of a free life are soon nipped in the bud: He works more than 12 hours a day, goes from door to door to sell magazine subscriptions, lives in a filthy shared room, experiences psychological violence. He leads a life like a slave. How can he get out of this hopeless situation?
Assistant Camera:
Reiner Jonas
Assistant Director:
Werner Dauth
Assistant Editor:
Evelyn Schmidt
Assistant Unit Manager:
Claudia Voss
Costume Design:
Jutta Schwarzat
Director:
Uwe Frießner
Director of Photography:
Simon Kleebauer
Editor:
Sybille Windt
Makeup Artist:
Helga Gläser
Novel:
Andreas Blechner
Original Music Composer:
Theo Breiding
Producer:
Helmut Rasp
Rudi Kaufmann
Werner Melzer
Production Manager:
Rudi Kaufmann
Sound:
Elisabeth Mondi
Ronald Lichter
Klaus D. Wehling
Teleplay:
Bernhard Pfletschinger
Unit Manager:
Ute Ehmke
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