Helmut Qualtinger

Helmut Qualtinger

Helmut Qualtinger was born in Vienna, Austria. He initially studied medicine, but quit university to become a newspaper reporter and film critic for local press, while beginning to write texts for cabaret performances and theater plays. Qualtinger debuted as an actor at a student theater and attended the Max Reinhardt Seminar as a guest student. Beginning in 1947, he appeared in cabaret performances. In 1949, Qualtinger's first theatrical play, Jugend vor den Schranken, was staged in Graz. Up to 1960, Qualtinger collaborated on various cabaret programmes with the Namenlosen Ensemble made up of Gerhard Bronner, Carl Merz, Louise Martini, Peter Wehle, Georg Kreisler, and Michael Kehlmann. Qualtinger was famous for his practical jokes. In 1951, he managed to launch a false report in several newspapers announcing a visit to Vienna of a (fictional) famous Inuit poet named Kobuk (author of "The Burning Igloo"). The reporters who assembled at the railway station however were to witness Qualtinger, in fur coat and cap, stepping from the train. Asked about his "first impressions of Vienna", the "Inuit poet" commented in broad Viennese dialect, "Haaaßis'sdo - [It's hot here]". The short one-man play Der Herr Karl, written by Qualtinger and Carl Merz and performed by Qualtinger in 1961, made the author known across German-speaking countries. "Herr Karl", a grocery store clerk, tells the story of his life to an imaginary colleague - from the days of the Habsburg empire, the First Austrian Republic, the Austrofascist regime leading up to the Anschluss (annexation) by Nazi Germany, World War II and finally military occupation by Allied forces in the 1950s, seen from the perspective of a one who is a prototypical opportunist. Qualtinger's portrayal of the petit-bourgeois Nazi collaborator came at a time when "normality" had just been restored and Austrians' involvement in the Nazi movement was being downplayed and "forgotten", making many enemies for the author, who even received anonymous threats of murder. Beginning in the 1970s, Qualtinger frequently performed recitals of his own and other texts, including excerpts from Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf and Karl Kraus' Die letzten Tage der Menschheit (The Last Days of Mankind). These recitals were highly popular and resulted in several records being published. Qualtinger played countless theater, TV and film parts, making his final appearance in The Name of the Rose in 1986, along with Sean Connery. Qualtinger died in Vienna on 29 September 1986, of a liver condition. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • Title: Helmut Qualtinger
  • Popularity: 1.571
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1928-10-08
  • Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
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Helmut Qualtinger Movies

  • 1986
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    The Name of the Rose

    The Name of the Rose

    7.487 1986 HD

    14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under...

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  • 1959
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    Mikosch im Geheimdienst

    Mikosch im Geheimdienst

    4.5 1959 HD

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  • 1967
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    Der Herr Karl

    Der Herr Karl

    8.3 1967 HD

    The antihero "Mr. Karl" tells a "young person", the viewer, his life story while he sits at work in the warehouse of a delicatessen. The narrator...

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  • 1952
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    April 1, 2000

    April 1, 2000

    6.393 1952 HD

    It is the year 2000 and the World Global Union is in charge, although other countries are allowed to elect their own government leaders, as long as...

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  • 1978
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    End of the Game

    End of the Game

    4.9 1978 HD

    Hans Baerlach is a Swiss police detective who has dedicated much of his career to pursuing powerful and allegedly murderous businessman Richard...

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  • 1967
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    Kurzer Prozeß

    Kurzer Prozeß

    6.4 1967 HD

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  • 1979
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    Tales from the Vienna Woods

    Tales from the Vienna Woods

    6 1979 HD

    Based on a popular 1931 play, the film tells the fate of a naive young woman named Marianne, who breaks off her reluctant engagement with Oskar the...

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  • 1972
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    Wer war Andre Heller?

    Wer war Andre Heller?

    6.5 1972 HD

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  • 1959
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    Die schöne Lügnerin

    Die schöne Lügnerin

    5.9 1959 HD

    In 1815 Vienna, a corsetmaker falls in love with a valet.

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  • 1968
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    The Castle

    The Castle

    6.2 1968 HD

    A man comes to a small village to begin his new job as an attendant at the nearby castle. But everybody in the village claims that he surely must be...

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  • 1955
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    Sonnenschein und Wolkenbruch

    Sonnenschein und Wolkenbruch

    4 1955 HD

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  • 1973
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    Weights and Measures

    Weights and Measures

    3.5 1973 HD

    Tells of the tribulations of a middle-aged official of the Austro-Hungarian Bureau of Weights and Measures in fighting the local shopkeepers and...

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  • 1957
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    Scherben bringen Glück

    Scherben bringen Glück

    7 1957 HD

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  • 1975
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    Von und mit....Helmut Qualtinger

    Von und mit....Helmut Qualtinger

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1976
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    Mitgift

    Mitgift

    4.7 1976 HD

    Edgar Burgman, after collaborating to assassinate the elder senator husband of Alice Young, the wife remarried. The woman, after a short period,...

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  • 1963
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    Biedermann und die Brandstifter

    Biedermann und die Brandstifter

    1 1963 HD

    Max Frisch's famous parable about the cowardice of opportunists: Mr. Biedermann brings two arsonists into his home and pretends that they are his...

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  • 1974
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    The Cultist

    The Cultist

    5 1974 HD

    A quiet, unassuming man sentenced to a long term in a maximum-security prison uses his time to study and begins to write cryptic short stories.

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  • 1965
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    Radetzkymarsch

    Radetzkymarsch

    8.25 1965 HD

    The story of the Trotta family during the rise and fall of the Austrian-Hungary empire. Based upon the novel by Joseph Roth.

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  • 1953
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    Einmal keine Sorgen haben

    Einmal keine Sorgen haben

    5 1953 HD

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  • 1971
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    Geschäfte mit Plückhahn

    Geschäfte mit Plückhahn

    1 1971 HD

    A German TV-Drama

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  • 1962
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    Einen Jux will er sich machen

    Einen Jux will er sich machen

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1953
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    Hab’ ich nur Deine Liebe

    Hab’ ich nur Deine Liebe

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1965
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    Lumpazivagabundus

    Lumpazivagabundus

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1958
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    Man müßte nochmal zwanzig sein

    Man müßte nochmal zwanzig sein

    3 1958 HD

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  • 1970
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    Das weite Land

    Das weite Land

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1955
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    Hanussen

    Hanussen

    1 1955 HD

    In Germany during World War II, a well-known psychic decides to collaborate with the Nazis.

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  • 1969
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    Diary of a Serial Killer

    Diary of a Serial Killer

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1957
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    Das Abgründige in Herrn Gerstenberg

    Das Abgründige in Herrn Gerstenberg

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1954
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    König der Manege

    König der Manege

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1977
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    Mulligans Rückkehr

    Mulligans Rückkehr

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1961
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    Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald

    Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald

    8 1961 HD

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  • 1961
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    Mann im Schatten

    Mann im Schatten

    6.6 1961 HD

    Crime Thriller with Helmut Qualtinger as Chief Inspector who investigates a Murder in 1961 Vienna. The murder is based on a real murder, the "bathub...

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  • 1970
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    Passion eines Politkers

    Passion eines Politkers

    8 1970 HD

    A politician is afraid about his reputation

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  • 1971
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    Die heilige Johanna

    Die heilige Johanna

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Magnificent Rogue

    The Magnificent Rogue

    4 1960 HD

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  • 1967
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    Umsonst

    Umsonst

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1978
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    Feuerwasser

    Feuerwasser

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1965
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    Der Himbeerpflücker

    Der Himbeerpflücker

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1966
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    Die Hinrichtung

    Die Hinrichtung

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1969
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    Die Geschichte der 1002. Nacht

    Die Geschichte der 1002. Nacht

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1971
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    König Johann

    König Johann

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1955
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    Du bist die Richtige

    Du bist die Richtige

    1 1955 HD

    A film comedy about two beautiful women, two marry-able girls and a man!

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  • 1967
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    Der Paukenspieler

    Der Paukenspieler

    1 1967 HD

    Five film directors were given the task of making short films based on titles of drawings by Paul Klee.

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  • 1978
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    Grandison

    Grandison

    1 1978 HD

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  • 2011
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    Qualtinger

    Qualtinger

    7 2011 HD

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  • 1985
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    Helmut Qualtinger liest Mein Kampf

    Helmut Qualtinger liest Mein Kampf

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1968
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    Das vierte Gebot

    Das vierte Gebot

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1981
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    Die Hinrichtung

    Die Hinrichtung

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1966
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    Samba

    Samba

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1985
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    Cat's Game

    Cat's Game

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1977
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    Abelard - Die Entmannung

    Abelard - Die Entmannung

    3.5 1977 HD

    The story is about the Munich veterinarian Dr. Georg Rauh and his erotic-amorous relationships with women

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  • 1975
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    Eiszeit

    Eiszeit

    1 1975 HD

    Based on a very successful play of the same name by Tankred Dorst, this film tells a story about Norwegian author Knut Hamsun (here played by O.E....

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  • 1974
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    Krankensaal 6

    Krankensaal 6

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1966
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    Der Fall Bohr

    Der Fall Bohr

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1961
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    Die Kurve

    Die Kurve

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1973
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    Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt

    Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt

    1 1973 HD

    "The Great Magician" - Max Reinhardt (1873-1943) was an Austrian theater and film director, director, theater producer and theater founder. With his...

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  • 1986
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    The Diary of Dr. Döblinger

    The Diary of Dr. Döblinger

    1 1986 HD

    Based on the many observations made during his extremely interesting and far from dull life, Dr. Döblinger relates four episodes in which he...

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  • 1986
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    The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'

    The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'

    8 1986 HD

    A German TV documentary that chronicles the daily rehearsals, the filming and all the behind the scenes of Jean-Jacques Annaud's classic "The Name of...

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  • 2022
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    Der Herr Karl

    Der Herr Karl

    1 2022 HD

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  • 1963
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    And So to Bed

    And So to Bed

    5.7 1963 HD

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  • 2023
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    Der Herr Karl

    Der Herr Karl

    1 2023 HD

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  • 1967
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    Der Paukenspieler

    Der Paukenspieler

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    Der Herr Karl

    Der Herr Karl

    8.3 1967 HD

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  • 1976
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    Die Alpensaga

    Die Alpensaga

    1 1976 HD

    A six-part film series addressing the problems of rural Austria from 1900 to 1945. Contrary to the traditional "Heimatfilm", the Alpensaga detaches...

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  • 1982
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    Krimistunde

    Krimistunde

    9 1982 HD

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  • 1951
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    Deutscher Filmpreis

    Deutscher Filmpreis

    6 1951 HD

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  • 1966
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    Goldene Kamera Verleihung

    Goldene Kamera Verleihung

    3.5 1966 HD

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  • 1962
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    Das Profil

    Das Profil

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1974
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    3 nach 9

    3 nach 9

    6.5 1974 HD

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  • 2019
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    Ikonen Österreichs

    Ikonen Österreichs

    1 2019 HD

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