The Leading Man

Directed by Reinhard Hauff
December 28, 1977    1h 31mComedy, Drama
6.5
Pepe is 15. His life in social misery changes completely when he is chosen as the main character of a film production. Shot on location where he lives with his primitive, brutal and authoritarian father, a pig farmer.

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  • Michael SchweigerPepe Schikowski
  • Mario AdorfSchikowski
  • Vadim GlownaMax Schneider
  • Rolf ZacherWilly
  • Hans BrennerReporter
  • Doris DörrieClara
  • Claus-Dieter ReentsSchrotthändler
  • Reinhard HauffDirector / Writer
  • Christel BuschmannWriter
  • Eberhard JunkersdorfProducer
  • Winfried HennigProduction Design
  • Frank BrühneDirector Of Photography
  • Stefanie WilkeEditor
  • Klaus DoldingerMusic
  • Gerhard BirkholzSound

The Leading Man Trivia

The Leading Man was released on December 28, 1977.

The Leading Man was directed by Reinhard Hauff.

The Leading Man has a runtime of 1h 31m.

The Leading Man was produced by Eberhard Junkersdorf.

Pepe is 15. His life in social misery changes completely when he is chosen as the main character of a film production. Shot on location where he lives with his primitive, brutal and authoritarian father, a pig farmer.

The key characters in The Leading Man are Pepe Schikowski (Michael Schweiger), Schikowski (Mario Adorf), Max Schneider (Vadim Glowna).

The Leading Man is a Comedy, Drama film.

The Leading Man has an audience rating of 6.5 out of 10.

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