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The Man in Pyjamas

1981 West German comedy film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Man in Pyjamas
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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).

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

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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 [de] 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
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