Wanted

Wanted

1999 · 86 min · ★ 6.7 · Action, Comedy, Thriller

Trauma surgeon Thomas Reiter voluntarily withdraws into a secure institution because he no longer wants to face everyday life. He solves his problems in his imagination – a Western fantasy. A priest is commissioned by his worried parents to bring their son back to reality. When Thomas invites him to follow him into his Western world, the priest realizes that this escape from reality is not without its fascination...

Directed by Harald Sicheritz · Written by Alfred Dorfer

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Alfred Dorfer Thomas Reiter
John Phillip Law 1. Verfolger
Thomas Koziol 2. Verfolger
Gerhard Rühmkorf 3. Verfolger
Reinhard Nowak Bankbeamter
Beatrice Frey Lady
Max Lenz Sohn der Lady
Johann Hartweger Totengräber
Arzu Ermen Juanita
Wolfgang Böck Sam
Mercedes Echerer Sylvia
Christine Langsteiner Kleines Mädchen

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