Even Dwarfs Started Small
Sep 16 1970
•2h 36m
•Comedy, Drama
A group of tormented patients stage a coup at an oppressive, dismal asylum after they're not allowed out on an excursion.
Cast
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Helmut Döring
Hombré
Paul Glauer
Erzieher
Gisela Hertwig
Pobrecita
Hertel Minkner
Chicklets
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