Otto – The Alien from East Frisia
1989 · 92 min · ★ 5.6 · Comedy
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.
Directed by Otto Waalkes
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Otto Waalkes Otto / Benno Gross -
Barbara May Frauke -
Hans Peter Hallwachs Grödel -
Volkmar Kleinert Van Devil -
Arnold Marquis Baron von Platt -
Christine Neubauer Frieda -
Hansi Jochmann Karin -
Loriot Paul Winkelmann -
Katharina Brauren Louise Winkelmann - U Uwe Hacker Man On Plane
- S Steffi Graf Steffi Graf
- C Claudia Lehmann Gisela
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