The Uppercrust

Original title: Den Tüchtigen gehört die Welt

Duration: 153 min

Release date: 1981-09-17

IMDB

This film combines two very different styles: an atmospheric psycho thriller about the ice-cold hired gun (masterfully played by Frank Gorschin), and the bizarre satire of the Austrian TV serial "Kottan ermittelt".

Comedy Thriller Crime

Den Tüchtigen gehört die Welt

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Franz Buchrieser

Franz Buchrieser

as Adolf Kottan

as Paul Schremser

Lukas Resetarits

Lukas Resetarits

as Ludwig Haumer

as Harry Werner, alias Nash

Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

as Dr. Herta Aichinger

Hans Georg Nenning

Hans Georg Nenning

as Sexshopverkäufer

Alfred Reiterer

Alfred Reiterer

as Kriminalbeamter

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Director of Photography

Herbert Giesser

Herbert Giesser

Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms

Igor Stravinskiy

Igor Stravinskiy

Original Music Composer

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