Overview

Winter 1968. Historian Dr. Dallow is released from prison. He is still trying to cope with and understand why he was put behind bars for 21 months for defamation of the state. His supposed "crime:" for five minutes he accompanied a cabaret chanson on the piano. The film shows what "ordinary socialism" was like, letting the audience feel the threat under which the people in the GDR had to live over many years.

Cast

Michael Gwisdek, Corinna Harfouch, Hermann Beyer, Peter Prager, Peter Sodann, Jaecki Schwarz, Hilmar Baumann, Jeannine Burch

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What is "The Tango Player" about?

Winter 1968. Historian Dr. Dallow is released from prison. He is still trying to cope with and understand why he was put behind bars for 21 months for defamation of the state. His supposed "crime:" for five minutes he accompanied a cabaret chanson on the piano. The film shows what "ordinary socialism" was like, letting the audience feel the threat under which the people in the GDR had to live over many years.

When was "The Tango Player" released?

The Tango Player was released in 1991.

Who stars in "The Tango Player"?

The cast includes Michael Gwisdek, Corinna Harfouch, Hermann Beyer, Peter Prager.