Carnations in Aspic (1976)

Comedy

A commercial artist with a lisp chooses silence, unexpectedly propelling his career. His perceived innovation leads to rapid advancement in an ad agency. Mueller-Stahl shines in this biting critique of East German workplace culture.

Cast

Wolfgang Schmidt
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Cilly
H Helga Sasse
Psychiater
Norbert Christian
Dr. Jonas
Winfried Glatzeder
Eberhard Kurz
E Eberhard Cohrs
Oberwachmeister Schwankauz
Jürgen Zartmann
Bleurop Mitarbeiter
Lutz Stückrath
Kritikerin
Brigitte Krause
Leiter der Kommission
E Erich Mirek
Außenhändler
B Barbara Adolph
Sänger
Reinhard Lakomy
Ingenieur
Günter Schubert
Siegfried Huster
Erik S. Klein
Reporter
Hans-Joachim Hanisch
Raucher
W Werner Godemann
Nichtraucher
Carl Heinz Choynski
Fahrer
Werner Lierck
Texaner
Stefan Lisewski
Händler
H Hans Knötzsch
Feuerwehrmann
W Willi Neuenhahn
Ingenieur
G Gisbert-Peter Terhorst
Kollegin Kühn
Helga Göring
Dietmar Freiherr von Fredersdorff-Lützenheim
Herbert Köfer
Helene
Eva-Maria Hagen
Bernie
Edwin Marian
Frau
Traute Sense
Mann
H Horst Papke
Mann
Horst Rehberg

Crew

Director
Günter Reisch
Screenplay
Günter Reisch
Creative Producer
G Gabriele Herzog
Director of Photography
G Günter Haubold
Costume Design
W Werner Bergemann
Editor
M Monika Schindler
Original Music Composer
Reinhard Lakomy
Production Design
H Harry Leupold
Makeup Artist
I Irmgard Lippmann
Makeup Artist
B Bernd Jaeschke
Makeup Artist
M Margarete Walther
Assistant Director
D Dirk Jungnickel
Assistant Director
G Georgi Kissimov
Screenplay
K Kurt Belicke