Light comedy with the joke on Honecker
Meier, a paperhanger in East Berlin, inherits from his father in West Berlin. With this money he wants to fulfil himself the dream of his life: a journey around the world. He buys a forged West German passport and pretends to go on a trip to Bulgaria while he really is off to see the free world. When he wants to return to East Berlin he finds himself in an unbelievable predicament and his double life begins. He can't keep away from his East German friends. As with all the best comedies, the action builds up to an eventual crisis. It's a light comedy, which won several national Film Academy Awards. The film is very political, with lots of political jokes/innuendos which only Germans will understand. One is left feeling what a total obscenity that stupid Wall was, dividing one people for 30 years (1-2 Generations) simply by the coincidence on where you just happen to be in the early morning on the 13th August 1961.
Meier (1986) is a comedy and family film directed by Peter Timm, released on May 22, 1986 with a runtime of 1h 35m. It stars Rainer Grenkowitz, Nadja Engelbrecht, Alexander Hauff and Thomas Bestvater. Viewers rate it 5.4 out of 10 across 7 ratings.
Rainer Grenkowitz
as Meier
Nadja Engelbrecht
as Nadja
Alexander Hauff
as Kalle
Thomas Bestvater
as Erwin
René Grams
as Klausi
Dieter Hildebrandt
as Kellner
Johanna Karl-Lory
as Oma Krause
Joachim Kemmer
as Kretschmer
Dagmar Biener
as Moni
Klaus Münster
as Grenzbeamter
Wolfgang Nusche
as Onkel Werner
Horst Pinnow
as Kuno
Directed by Peter Timm, written by Peter Timm.
Average viewer score of 5.4/10 from 7 ratings.
I've seen this film when it was first released, and I found it to be not only very unique in the ambitious story told, but very uplifting for people on both sides of "The Wall". The hero gets a taste of the "Golden West", but soon finds that all of the material advantages, even the freedom to travel, don't measure up to the warmth of family, friends and the love of your life. To make for a more interesting story,…
Reviewed on July 21, 2012
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The main cast of Meier (1986) includes Rainer Grenkowitz, Nadja Engelbrecht, Alexander Hauff, Thomas Bestvater and René Grams. The film was directed by Peter Timm. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Meier was released on May 22, 1986 and runs for 1h 35m.
Meier (1986) holds an average rating of 5.4 out of 10 from 7 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and family films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
