The Unicorn (1978 film)

The Unicorn
Directed by	Peter Patzak
Written by	Dorothee Dhan Martin Walser (novel)
Produced by	Gunther Malzacher
Starring	Peter Vogel Gila von Weitershausen Christiane Rücker
Cinematography	Ulrich Burtin
Edited by	Bernd Lorbiecki
Music by	Peter Zwetkoff
Production companies	Artus-Film Südwestfunk
Distributed by	Warner-Columbia Filmverleih
Release date	29 September 1978
Running time	111 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Unicorn (German: Das Einhorn) is a 1978 West German drama film directed by Peter Patzak and starring Peter Vogel, Gila von Weitershausen and Christiane Rücker. It is based on the novel of the same title by Martin Walser.

Cast

• Peter Vogel as Anselm Kristlein
• Gila von Weitershausen as Birga Kristlein
• Miriam Spoerri as Melanie Sugg, Verlegerin
• Christiane Rücker as Barbara Salzer
• Lucie Visser as Orli
• Anton Diffring as Blomich
• Lilian Rack as Rosa
• Isolde Barth as Maria
• Harald von Koeppelle as Beumann
• Hans-Helmut Dickow as Nacke Dominik Brout
• Helmut Fischer as Dr. Blagge
• Emmerich Schäfer as Karsch
• Sepp Wäsche as Gustav Janzen
• Gerd Eichen as Heinrich Müller
• Hannes Kaetner as Riedessen
• Hans Reiser as Urologe
• Lutz Hilbert as Bamber
• Elma Karlowa as die Grüne
• Jochen Jahn as Dr. Klüsel
• Eberhard Steib as Fabrikant
• Klaus-Dieter König as Dr. Hornseifer
• Manfred Boehm as Pater Achtwein
• Helmut Wüstmann as Autoverkäufer

Bibliography

• Eric Rentschler. German Film & Literature. Routledge, 2013.

External links

• The Unicorn at IMDb