Fleisch (1979)
Encyclopedia
Fleisch is a German
cult film
by Rainer Erler about organ
trade
, the thriller was produced in the year 1979
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. Suddenly, the unbelievable happens: the husband is kidnapped and assaulted by paramedics in an ambulance. The wife escaped at the last minute, it is taken up by a truck driver. Together they embark on the search for the kidnapped husband, they encounter a dangerous and perfectly organized syndicate that supplies the world's wealthy customers in organs of young, healthy people.
and was telecasted on the 16 June 1979 on German television, the cast of the film includes Jutta Speidel
and Wolf Roth
.
ProSieben narrated the remake of the film who was directed by Oliver Schmitz
, the movie stars Sebastian Ströbel and Theresa Scholze.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
cult film
Cult film
A cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but specific group of fans. Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside the small fanbases; however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame among mainstream audiences...
by Rainer Erler about organ
Organ (anatomy)
In biology, an organ is a collection of tissues joined in structural unit to serve a common function. Usually there is a main tissue and sporadic tissues . The main tissue is the one that is unique for the specific organ. For example, main tissue in the heart is the myocardium, while sporadic are...
trade
Trade
Trade is the transfer of ownership of goods and services from one person or entity to another. Trade is sometimes loosely called commerce or financial transaction or barter. A network that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and...
, the thriller was produced in the year 1979
1979 in film
The year 1979 in film involved some significant events.- Major events :* March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.* May 25 - Alien, a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released....
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Plot
A new married couple spent their honeymoon in the southwestern of the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Suddenly, the unbelievable happens: the husband is kidnapped and assaulted by paramedics in an ambulance. The wife escaped at the last minute, it is taken up by a truck driver. Together they embark on the search for the kidnapped husband, they encounter a dangerous and perfectly organized syndicate that supplies the world's wealthy customers in organs of young, healthy people.
Cast
- Jutta SpeidelJutta SpeidelJutta Speidel is a German actress.She had her first television role at the age of 15. Jutta Speidel appeared in Schulmadchen Report 1 , which was directed by Ernst Hofbauer and produced by Wolf C. Hartwig. She acted mainly in German television series and TV films like Rivalen der Rennbahn...
- Monica - Wolf RothWolf RothWolf-Egbert Klapproth is a German theatre and television actor. He was born in Torgau, where his family had fled during World War II. He was raised and educated in Bremen. In 1961 he moved to the United States and graduated from the Edsel Ford High School in Detroit, Michigan...
- Bill - Herbert Herrmann - Mike
- Charlotte Kerr - Dr. Jackson
- Christoph Lindert - The Intern
- Bob Cunningham - Sergeant
Production
It was produced for ZDFZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
and was telecasted on the 16 June 1979 on German television, the cast of the film includes Jutta Speidel
Jutta Speidel
Jutta Speidel is a German actress.She had her first television role at the age of 15. Jutta Speidel appeared in Schulmadchen Report 1 , which was directed by Ernst Hofbauer and produced by Wolf C. Hartwig. She acted mainly in German television series and TV films like Rivalen der Rennbahn...
and Wolf Roth
Wolf Roth
Wolf-Egbert Klapproth is a German theatre and television actor. He was born in Torgau, where his family had fled during World War II. He was raised and educated in Bremen. In 1961 he moved to the United States and graduated from the Edsel Ford High School in Detroit, Michigan...
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Remake
In 2007 the television stationTelevision station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
ProSieben narrated the remake of the film who was directed by Oliver Schmitz
Oliver Schmitz
Oliver Schmitz is a South African film director and screenwriter.His film Mapantsula was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. His 2010 film Life, Above All was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards...
, the movie stars Sebastian Ströbel and Theresa Scholze.