Der Held der westlichen Welt (1978)
- Country
- German Democratic Republic, Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
How it feels
A TV recording of a stage production of a classic Irish play. A stranger arrives in a small village and tells a tall tale that impresses the locals. The comedy follows how the community reacts to his story.
theatricalrelaxedwryunhurriedtalkywhimsicalliterateplayful
What happens
Der Held der westlichen Welt ist die Studioaufzeichnung des Fernsehens der DDR von Piet Dreschers Inszenierung des gleichnamigen Schauspiels von John Millington Synge in der Übersetzung von Anna Elisabeth Wiede und Peter Hacks am Städtischen Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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