Late Show
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Late Show

5.6 / 10 1999 1h 51mNR German
Comedy

Storyline

Hannes Engel is a successful radio presenter in the countryside. By chance, he is heard by program director Conrad Scheffer one night, who immediately recognizes the potential of the cheeky presenter and wants to sign him up as the new figurehead for his late show, which is in a ratings slump. But this proves to be more difficult than planned. First of all, they have to get rid of the old show host, then Engel's wife has just been thrown out of one of the station's productions, and Engel is also being pursued by a sensationalist tabloid journalist who never misses a chance to drag Engel through the mud....

Cast & Crew

Thomas Gottschalk

Thomas Gottschalk

Hannes Engel

Lead
Harald Schmidt

Harald Schmidt

Conrad 'Conny' Scheffer

Veronica Ferres

Veronica Ferres

Maria Keller

Jasmin Tabatabai

Jasmin Tabatabai

Carla Sperling

Olli Dittrich

Olli Dittrich

Wollner

Dieter Pfaff

Dieter Pfaff

Mick Meyer

Jürgen Tarrach

Jürgen Tarrach

Bobby Dattel

Andrea Sawatzki

Andrea Sawatzki

Sonja Vogel

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Helmut Dietl's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Late Show is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker