Freak Orlando

Freak Orlando

Freak Orlando

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Freak Orlando

1981

2h 6m

5.5(19 votes)

Comedy

Fantasy

Overview

Five more-or-less distinct sections, all featuring "Freak" Orlando, a woman played by the late Magdalena Montezuma, who appears in various guises and deformities throughout.

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Production Companies

ZDF

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Magdalena Montezuma

Magdalena Montezuma

Orlando, als Pilger, Orlando Zyldopa, Orlando Orlanda, Orlando Capricho, Mr. Orlando, The Entertainer Mrs. Orlando

Delphine Seyrig

Delphine Seyrig

Helena Müller, als Lebensbaumgöttin, Kaufhausonsängerin, Mutter der Wundergeburt, Helena-Maya, Siamese sister Lena, Bunny Helena

Albert Heins

Herbert Zeus, as Manager of the department store, Priest, Gladiator, Physician-head of Psychiatry, Salesman for Pharmaceuticals

Claudio Pantoja

Zwei Tänzer, Department Store Detectives, Acrobats, Moines, Cerbere, Human-birds, Nurses

Hiro Uchiyama

Hiro Uchiyama

Zwei Tänzer, Department Store Detectives, Acrobats, Moines, Cerbere, Human-birds, Nurses

Galli

Chronistin

Eddie Constantine

Eddie Constantine

Säulenheiliger

Else Nabu

Heilige Wilgeforte

Maria Bucholt

Kleine Menschen

Paul Glauer

Kleine Menschen

Creative team

Directed by: Ulrike Ottinger
Written by: Ulrike Ottinger
Produced by: Sibylle Hubatschek-Rahn

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