The Mortal Fortune

Based on a story by Boris Vian "Les Poissons Morts"

Original title: Die toten Fische
Duration: 83 min
Release date: 1989-01-01
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On the basis of the hardy perennial "boss-assistant" relation, "The Mortal Fortune" depicts the passion of worldly existence. The anonymous hero of the story, to which the spectator is introduced, attempts at freeing himself from his enslaved life. He finally has to realize the transience of the creature man and whithdraws from the constraints of worldly existence.

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Michael Synek
Michael Synek
Director
Martin Hack
Martin Hack
Electrician
Boris Vian
Boris Vian
Story
Martin Zimmerman
Martin Zimmerman
Electrician
Andreas Biegler
Andreas Biegler
Assistant Director
Andreas Biegler
Andreas Biegler
Sound Supervisor
Andreas Biegler
Andreas Biegler
Sound
Andreas Biegler
Andreas Biegler
Set Decoration
Maresi Bartl
Maresi Bartl
Unit Manager
Mel Kutbay
Mel Kutbay
Sound Effects
Florentina Welley
Florentina Welley
Producer
Udo Maurer
Udo Maurer
Production Secretary
Ludwig Amon
Ludwig Amon
Other
Connie Walther
Connie Walther
Assistant Director
Matthias Lempert
Matthias Lempert
Sound Designer
Angela Betz
Angela Betz
Sound Editor
Florentina Welley
Florentina Welley
Costume Design
Franz Ban
Franz Ban
Other
Christian Giesser
Christian Giesser
Assistant Camera
Ingrid Haase
Ingrid Haase
Sound Assistant
Sandra Odelga
Sandra Odelga
Unit Manager
Basil Gelpke
Basil Gelpke
Production Secretary
William Flageollet
William Flageollet
Mixing Engineer
Wilhelm Hohenauer
Wilhelm Hohenauer
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Elmar Fröschl
Elmar Fröschl
Other
Tommy Vögel
Tommy Vögel
Special Effects
Jean-Philippe Goude
Jean-Philippe Goude
Music Programmer
Annemarie Heigl
Annemarie Heigl
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Andrea Schneider
Andrea Schneider
Props
Peter Scholz
Peter Scholz
Special Effects
Sabine Matula
Sabine Matula
Sound Assistant
Ray Gillon
Ray Gillon
Music Consultant
Florentina Welley
Florentina Welley
Makeup Designer
Emma Balada
Emma Balada
Assistant Editor
Eliška Štíbrová
Eliška Štíbrová
Sound Editor
Michael Synek
Michael Synek
Producer
Ulli Ott
Ulli Ott
Set Decoration
Thomas Franz
Thomas Franz
Special Effects
Robert Schmid
Robert Schmid
Props
Manfred Peitl
Manfred Peitl
Assistant Camera
Matthias Lempert
Matthias Lempert
Sound
Toni Zögel
Toni Zögel
Visual Effects
Robert Schmid
Robert Schmid
Special Effects
Gerhard Ehringer
Gerhard Ehringer
Lighting Technician
Andreas Biegler
Andreas Biegler
Assistant Editor
Emma Balada
Emma Balada
Sound Assistant
Michael Synek
Michael Synek
Writer
Laurent Gattignol
Laurent Gattignol
Music Sound Design and Processing
Lo Breier
Lo Breier
Title Designer
Florentina Welley
Florentina Welley
Coordinating Producer
Eliška Štíbrová
Eliška Štíbrová
Editor
Thomas Emmer
Thomas Emmer
Set Decoration
Erwin Ehringer
Erwin Ehringer
Electrician
Heiner Harss
Heiner Harss
Sound Effects
Jiří Štíbr
Jiří Štíbr
Director of Photography
Michel Portal
Michel Portal
Original Music Composer
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