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Seen it?1974 | 84 min | Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved A Simple Plan, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 24 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1974: an older pace and style.
The wealthy plantation owner Pinaud is brutally murdered in Ceylon. His attractive German wife Anne is suspected of the crime and arrested by Inspector Cerdan. He is ordered to take her to Colombo. But the plane on the way there gets caught in a heavy storm and crashes shortly afterwards. Anne Pinaud and Cerdan are the only survivors of the crew and save themselves on a desert island. There they come across Werner Becker, who has been shipwrecked with his yacht and is also stranded here. While Cerdan continues to believe Anne is guilty of the crime, Werner believes she is innocent. Soon the tension between the two men builds up and they become rivals for Anne's favor.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alfred Vohrer
- Thomas HunterWerner Becker
- Hannes MessemerJean-Pierre Pinaud
- Maria GudyAnne Pinaud
- Dieter EpplerJules Pinaud
- Monika RohdeLindy (uncredited)
- Sieghardt RuppHeller
- Glauco OnoratoPaul Cerdan
- Harald LeipnitzWerner Becker (voice) (uncredited)
- Rosemarie Kirstein(voice) (uncredited)
- Robin Fernando