The Miraculous Mandarin

The Miraculous Mandarin
1985
⏱️ 20 min
📅 Released
🌐 DE
Music
An experimental film based on an 18-minute version of Béla Bartók's composition of the same name. Bartók's one-act opera is about a young woman who is forced by three crooks to lure men into an ambush, where they are then robbed.

Cast

Rainer Bellenbaum
Rainer Bellenbaum
Betrunkener
Frieder Butzmann
Frieder Butzmann
Gangster
Mike Hentz
Mike Hentz
Mandarin
Andrea Jänike
Andrea Jänike
Mädchen
Uwe Jahnke
Uwe Jahnke
Messer-Mann
Trini Trimpop
Trini Trimpop
Gang Boss

Crew

Director
Peter Braatz
Writer
Peter Braatz

Production

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)