Movie: Otto – The Alien from East Frisia

Top 10 Billed Cast

Otto Waalkes
Otto Waalkes

Otto / Benno Gross

Barbara May
Barbara May

Frauke

Hans Peter Hallwachs
Hans Peter Hallwachs

Grödel

Volkmar Kleinert
Volkmar Kleinert

Van Devil

Arnold Marquis
Arnold Marquis

Baron von Platt

Christine Neubauer
Christine Neubauer

Frieda

Hansi Jochmann
Hansi Jochmann

Karin

Vicco von Bülow
Vicco von Bülow

Paul Winkelmann

Katharina Brauren
Katharina Brauren

Louise Winkelmann

Uwe Hacker
Uwe Hacker

Man On Plane

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    Otto is the only one who is able to save his Frisian fatherland; but he needs the help of his brother, who is abroad. But his brother does not want to fulfill what he has sworn as a child. So it takes Otto a while to convince him while time is running low for his plans to save East-Frisia.

  • Release Date

    1989-07-12

  • Average

    5.627

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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    Deutsch
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