The Man in Pyjamas

The Man in Pyjamas (German: Der Mann im Pyjama) is a 1981 West German comedy film directed by Christian Rateuke and Hartmann Schmige, starring Otto Sander and Elke Sommer.[1] The film won the Ernst Lubitsch Award for best actor (Sander).

The Man in Pyjamas
Directed by
Written by
  • Christian Rateuke
  • Hartmann Schmige
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHeinz Hölscher
Edited bySybille Windt
Music byWilhelm Dieter Siebert
Production
company
Distributed byTobis Film
Release date
  • 18 December 1981 (1981-12-18)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The film's sets were designed by art director Werner Achmann.

Plot

The story, set in Berlin in 1981, centres around a man in his pajamas and bathrobe who goes out to buy cigarettes and experiences a series of events that have him chased by inept police officers, an angry husband, a taxi driver, and various other characters.[2]

Cast

  • Otto Sander as Rudi
  • Elke Sommer as Bärbel Lachmann
  • Peter Fitz as Harry Lachmann, Detective inspector
  • Hermann Lause as Bruno, Patrolman
  • Erich Schwarz as Hans-Christian, Patrolman
  • Friedrich G. Beckhaus as Otto Kaiser, Deputy Chief
  • Karl-Heinz Vosgerau as Consul Becker
  • Jochen Schroeder as Taxi driver
  • Kurt Zips as Neighbour with the white poodle
  • Pit Krüger as Volkswagen driver
  • Ute Koska as Helga
  • Günther Kieslich as Bank robber disguised as a sewer worker
  • Tayfun Bademsoy as Turk

References

  1. Rentschler p.74
  2. "Der Mann Im Pyjama". allmovie.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

Bibliography

  • Eric Rentschler. West German film in the course of time: reflections on the twenty years since Oberhausen. Redgrave Publishing Company, 1984.


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