The Harmonists (1997)
Comedian Harmonists (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 2h 6min
- Biography, Drama
- 25 Dec 1997 (Germany)
- Movie
The film chronicles the rise and fall of Germany's most famous a capella group, the Comedian Harmonists, in 1930s Germany.
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Awards:
- 13 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast
| Ben Becker | ... |
Robert Biberti
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| Heino Ferch | ... |
Roman Cycowski
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| Ulrich Noethen | ... |
Harry Frommermann
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| Heinrich Schafmeister | ... |
Erich A. Collin
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| Max Tidof | ... |
Ari Leschnikoff
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| Kai Wiesinger | ... |
Erwin Bootz
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| Meret Becker | ... |
Erna Eggstein
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| Katja Riemann | ... |
Mary Cycowski
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Noemi Fischer | ... |
Chantal, Collin's Girlfriend
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| Dana Vávrová | ... |
Ursula Bootz
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| Otto Sander | ... |
Bruno Levy
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Michaela Rosen | ... |
Ramona, the Madame
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Günter Lamprecht | ... |
Eric Charell
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Gérard Samaan | ... |
Roman's Father
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| Rolf Hoppe | ... |
Gauleiter Streicher
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| Jürgen Schornagel | ... |
Reich Music Director
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| Rudolf Wessely | ... |
Herr Grunbaum
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| Susi Nicoletti | ... |
Frau Grunbaum
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Trude Ackermann | ... |
Bob's Mother
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Giora Feidman | ... |
Solo Clarinet
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| Jochen Nickel | ... |
Hehler
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Kathi Lindner | ... |
Garderobiere
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Babsy Artner | ... |
Robert Biberti's Girlfriend
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Thommi Baake |
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Anna Kathrin Bleuler | ... |
Lola
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| Tina Bordihn | ... |
Leila
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| Martin Brambach |
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Matthew Casazza | ... |
Trumpet Player, Band on Aircraft Carrier
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Michael Cesarano | ... |
Sailor
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Lance Girard | ... |
Polizist 2
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Axel Harney | ... |
Sailor
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Bettina Hirschberg | ... |
Frau
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| Susanne Hoss | ... |
Rosa
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Jürgen Lill |
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| Lukas Miko | ... |
Hans
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Veronika Neugebauer | ... |
Yvonne
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| Klaus Nierhoff | ... |
Polizist
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| Johannes Silberschneider | ... |
Inspizient
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Mitchell Tolentino | ... |
Sailor
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Liv Tullia | ... |
Girl 1
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Jim Pasquarella | ... |
Sailor-U.S.S. Saratoga (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Joseph Vilsmaier | ||
Written by
| Jürgen Büscher | ... | (story) |
| Jürgen Egger | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Klaus Richter | ... | () |
Produced by
| Hanno Huth | ... | producer: Senator Film Produktion |
| Reinhard Klooss | ... | producer: Bavaria Film |
| Danny Krausz | ... | producer: DOR-Film |
| Ute Kuntze-Just | ... | producer: Televersal (as Ute Kuntze Just Lussmann) |
| Herbert Schmidt | ... | producer: Iduna Film |
| Jirka Sirotek | ... | executive producer |
| Peter Sterr | ... | executive producer |
| Joseph Vilsmaier | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Harald Kloser | ||
| Thomas Schobel | ... | (original music by) |
Cinematography by
| Joseph Vilsmaier | ||
Editing by
| Peter R. Adam | ||
Editorial Department
| Stephanie Achleitner | ... | editor trainee |
| Katja Birklein | ... | assistant editor |
| Marco Pav D'Auria | ... | assistant editor |
| Andrea Dvorak | ... | assistant editor |
| Hannelore Wernhart | ... | color timer (as Hannelore Wernhardt) |
Casting By
| Barbara Vögel | ||
Production Design by
| Jindrich Götz | ... | (as Jindrich Goetz) |
| Rolf Zehetbauer | ||
Art Direction by
| Cornelia Ott | ||
Set Decoration by
| Bernhard Henrich | ||
Costume Design by
| Lubos Hanyk | ||
| Ute Hofinger | ||
Makeup Department
| Helga Klein | ... | makeup artist |
| Zdenek Klika | ... | makeup artist: Czech |
| Heiner Niehues | ... | makeup artist |
| Ruth Philipp | ... | makeup artist |
| Georgie Schmid-Schmidsfelden | ... | makeup artist |
| Alena Sedova | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Manfred Fritsch | ... | production manager |
| Andrea Gabler | ... | unit manager |
| Ludvík Maly | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Monika Maruschko | ... | production manager |
| Pavel Nový | ... | production manager |
| Adam Park | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Andreas Payer | ... | second unit manager |
| Michael Sauerteig | ... | first unit manager |
| Petr Vasicek | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Stephanie Wagner | ... | unit manager |
| Ulrike Weiss | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Ralf Zimmermann | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sven Blum | ... | assistant director |
| Thomas Louis Pröve | ... | first assistant director |
| Jeanette Rosenmaier | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Martin Baar | ... | construction |
| Bedrich Cermák | ... | props |
| Gerhard Deimel | ... | construction (as Gerhard Daimel) |
| Gerhard Dohr | ... | construction |
| Thomas Fuchs | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Harald Haimböck | ... | construction (as Harald Heimböck) |
| Susanne Hein | ... | outdoor props |
| Rudolf Hobsig | ... | construction manager |
| Thomas Hörhan | ... | construction (as Thomas Hörhahn) |
| Stephan Krausz | ... | assistant props |
| Ana Meckel | ... | assistant inside props |
| Zoran Mitic | ... | construction |
| Fritz Müller | ... | assistant props |
| Sophie Müller | ... | assistant props |
| Udo Neges | ... | construction |
| Adolf Nurschinger | ... | outdoor props |
| Peter Obermeier | ... | construction (as Peter Obermaier) |
| Jürgen Paptistella | ... | indoor props |
| Ferdinand Prinz | ... | construction manager |
| Josef Riehs | ... | construction |
| Peter Schuler | ... | construction |
| Christian Schäfer | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Johann Schäfer | ... | construction |
| Friedrich Thaler | ... | painter |
Sound Department
| Stefan Busch | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Tim J. Carroll | ... | consultant: Dolby Digital |
| Heinz Ebner | ... | sound |
| Stephan Fandrych | ... | dubbing mixer |
| Joo Fürst | ... | foley artist |
| Lisa Geffcken-Reinhard | ... | adr editor (as Lisa Geffcken) |
| Hans Hohenwarter | ... | technical sound supervisor |
| Michael Kranz | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Dietmar Krenn | ... | assistant sound |
| Robert Osterberger | ... | assistant sound |
| Jan Piepenstock | ... | sound engineer |
| Jörn Poetzl | ... | foley artist (as Joern Poetzl) |
| Nina Roll | ... | dubbing recording manager |
| Günther Schönbein | ... | assistant sound (as Guenther Schoenbein) |
| Hanna Vilsmaier | ... | dubbing director |
| Martin Wolf | ... | assistant sound |
| Dan Edelstein | ... | supervising sound editor: US release (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Nastuh Abootalebi | ... | digital artist |
| Manfred Büttner | ... | visual effects production manager |
| Christine Detering | ... | digital effects |
| Martin Kett | ... | digital matte painting |
| Guido Lück | ... | digital animator |
| George Maihöfer | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Doug Philip | ... | digital animator |
| Andreas Schellenberg | ... | scanning |
| Thomas Tannenberger | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Dominik Trimborn | ... | digital artist: das werk |
| Frank Wegerhoff | ... | digital animator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Petro Domenigg | ... | still photographer |
| Tibor Gal | ... | lighting technician |
| Armin Golisano | ... | clapper loader |
| Kurt Kopecky | ... | lighting technician |
| Anton Mayer | ... | first assistant camera |
| Willi Neuner | ... | camera crane |
| Eddy Saller | ... | gaffer (as Edi Saller) |
| Ludwig Sauermann | ... | grip |
| Jörg Widmer | ... | steadicam operator |
Casting Department
| Julia Becker | ... | extras casting |
| Kathrin Hoffmann | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Melissa Desrosiers | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Natalie Grögler | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Marie Heitzinger | ... | assistant costume designer / costume assistant |
| Katharina Henrichs | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Jürgen Katzengruber | ... | wardrobe |
| Lulu Landgraeber-Goroll | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Jarmilla Lostaková | ... | costume assistant |
| Beate Morbach | ... | costume assistant |
| Jitka Novotna | ... | costume assistant |
| Petr Pluhar | ... | costume assistant |
| Marketa Prochazkova | ... | costume assistant |
| Theresa Pultar | ... | wardrobe crowd |
| Patricia Schömitz | ... | wardrobe (as Patrizia Schömitz) |
| Udo Seltner | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| William Boston | ... | orchestrator |
| Karin Gatzke | ... | music consultant / music coordinator |
| Winfried Grabe | ... | music support |
| Benoit Grey | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Rolf Moser | ... | music coordinator (as Dr. Rolf Moser) |
| Jan Piepenstock | ... | recording engineer: piano music / recording engineer: vocals |
| Armin Steiner | ... | music mixer |
| Bernd Strasser | ... | music coordinator |
| Thomas Teske | ... | music support |
| Dana Vávrová | ... | music pre-production |
| Thomas Wanker | ... | orchestrator |
| Jim Pasquarella | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Peter Engelmann | ... | additional script editor |
| Alfred Holighaus | ... | additional script editor |
| Ulrich Limmer | ... | additional script editor |
Transportation Department
| Ludwig Adler | ... | production driver |
| Susanne Auth | ... | production driver |
| Christian Florin | ... | production driver |
| Marco Haaf | ... | production driver |
| Andreas Kahri | ... | production driver |
| Alexander Kiening | ... | production driver |
| Sandro Kumric | ... | production driver |
Additional Crew
| Jeremy Amar | ... | production support |
| Ergün Cevik | ... | documentation |
| Peter Czada | ... | consultant (as Prof. Dr. Peter Czada) |
| Dina Eichhorn | ... | production secretary |
| Katrin Fuchs | ... | production assistant |
| Michael Hohm | ... | production trainee |
| Susanne Kolar | ... | production accountant (as Susanna Kolar) |
| Ulrike Ladenbauer | ... | press liaison |
| Norbert Maass | ... | sales manager: Bavaria Film International |
| Peter Maria Norrenberg | ... | legal adviser |
| Leona O'Neill | ... | production assistant |
| Gabie Reiter | ... | production accountant |
| Ward Ricke | ... | production team: New York City |
| Jonathan Roumie | ... | production assistant |
| Eric Sagl | ... | script continuity |
| Michael Schweuneke | ... | animal handler (as Michael Schweunecke) |
| Birgit Seidel | ... | production secretary |
| Enrico Squeri | ... | military advisor (as Rick Squeri) |
| Pavel Stránský | ... | interpreter |
| Gabi Traindl | ... | production assistant |
| Regina Weber | ... | choreographer |
| Wolfgang W. Werner | ... | press liaison |
| Thomas Wiesner | ... | production assistant |
| Karl Lang | ... | animal wrangler (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Bavaria Film (presents)
- Beta Film (presents)
- Parathon (co-production)
- Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft (co-production)
- Bavaria Atelier (co-production)
- Senator Film Produktion (co-production)
- Televersal (co-production)
- Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft (co-production)
Distributors
- Cipa (1999) (France) (theatrical)
- Miramax (1999) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Rialto Film AG (1997) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Senator Film (1997) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Sharmill Films (1999) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Alliance Atlantis Communications (2002) (Canada) (DVD)
- BMG Video (1998) (Germany) (DVD)
- BMG Video (1998) (Germany) (VHS)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- EuroVideo (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- EuroVideo (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- EuroVideo (2021) (Germany) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Homescreen (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2000) (France) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Comedian Harmonists tells the story of a famous, German male sextet, five vocals and piano, the "Comedian Harmonists", from the day they meet first in 1927 to the day in 1934, when they become banned by the upcoming Nazis, because three of them are Jewish.
Written by Markus Mühlbauer |
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| Taglines | Eine Legende kehrt zurück. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend Germany | DEM557,633, 14 Jun 1998 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | With very few exceptions, all vocal performances heard during the movie were original recordings of the 1930's group. The old material was de-noised and digitally enhanced. See more » |
| Goofs | During the performance on the USS Saratoga, black sailors are shown on the vessel mixed with white sailors. The navy did not integrate until 1949. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in True Crime/Ravenous/The King and I/Forces of Nature/The Harmonists (1999). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Tango Comedie See more » |
| Crazy Credits | After the movie, before the end credits, a photo of the real Comedian Harmonists is shown. See more » |
| Quotes |
[the group has just been informed that, effective after that night's show, they are banned from performing in Germany. Roman undoes his collar, refusing to go on]
Roman Cycowski: No power on Earth can force me to sing in this country again. Harry Frommermann: Roman, please. [the audience begins clapping for the group to come out on stage] Harry Frommermann: Don't you hear that? Those are our fans. At least for tonight. Do you guys understand? Our fans. See more » |