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Seen it?1959 | 99 min | Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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
- A natural pick for anyone drawn to the darker side of the street and anyone who loves a strong drama. Expect bad people, worse choices and a few surprises. Shelve it next to Dial M for Murder or Casino.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1959: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
At the end of the 1950s, the production of optics in the German Democratic Republic has reached top quality and instigates interest in the West. When national demand rises strongly and at the same time the export to South America heavily decreases, the Volkspolizei - the GDR police force - starts to look into the case. Two seemingly unrelated cases are the starting point for the investigation by second lieutenant Schellenberg of the department for optics racketeering: An old woman who was arrested in the Berlin city railway for trying to smuggle a pair of binoculars to West Berlin, and a dead person in an area of allotments who was involved in obscure dealings with optical devices.
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 powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 342 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Richard Groschopp
- Eva-Maria HagenMarion Stöckel
- Wilfried OrtmannHasso Teschendorf
- Carola BraunbockCharlotte Gansauge
- Fritz DiezCaptain Gerner
- Herwart GrosseCaptain Polland
- Hartmut ReckSub-lieutenant Schellenberg
- Hanna RimkusSabine Falk
- Ivan MalréBob Georgi
- Loni MichelisJohanna Stöckel
- Heinz ScholzFerdinand Stöckel