The Leading Man

The Leading Man

91 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 28, 1977

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 Leading Man

91 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 28, 1977

The Leading Man
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.
Producers Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Bioskop-Film GmbH
Original title Der Hauptdarsteller
Directors Reinhard Hauff
Writers Christel Buschmann, Reinhard Hauff

Cast

Michael Schweiger

as Pepe Schikowski

Mario Adorf

as Schikowski

Vadim Glowna

as Max Schneider

Rolf Zacher

as Willy

Hans Brenner

as Reporter

Doris Dörrie

as Clara

Claus-Dieter Reents

as Schrotthändler