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Visiting Van Gogh

Visiting Van Gogh

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Visiting Van Gogh

1985

1h 45m

3.0(3 votes)

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Adventure

Overview

In the 22nd Century, antiquities command huge prices. A woman uses a time machine to travel back the the 19th Century in order to buy paintings from Vincent Van Gogh before he was famous. Will she be wealthy upon her return?

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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Christian Grashof

Christian Grashof

Vincent Van Gogh

Rolf Hoppe

Rolf Hoppe

Amadeus Bergk

Dagmar Patrasová

Dagmar Patrasová

Kati

Grażyna Szapołowska

Grażyna Szapołowska

Marie Grafenstein

Hanns-Jörn Weber

Hanns-Jörn Weber

Chefkoordinator

Barbara Dittus

Barbara Dittus

Blonde

Käthe Reichel

Käthe Reichel

Johanna van Gogh

Kurt Böwe

Kurt Böwe

Postbote Roulin

Hartmut Puls

Martin Trettau

Martin Trettau

Creative team

Directed by: Horst Seemann
Written by: Horst Seemann
Heinz Kahlau

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