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In the Jim-Crow South, Val Xavier is a bass-playing drifter who retains a wild, compassionate spirit amid neon-lit decay. Nicknamed “Snake Skin” for his animal-hide jacket, Val seeks to shed the emptiness of wealthy nightclubs and, after turning thirty, yearns for a modest, purposeful life grounded in honest work.
- Year: 1965
- Country: East Germany, Germany
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Fernsehen der DDR
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- Director: Hubert Hoelzke
- Cast: Gisela May, Harry Hindemith, Reiner Schöne, Barbara Dittus, Kurt Müller-Reitzner, Gisela Morgen