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Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein

  • TV Series
  • 1977–
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8.1/10
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Siegfried Rauch and Nadja Tiller in Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein (1977)
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Would you believe there ever has been a German "gentleman" agent? Well, here he is: Thomas Lieven, the smartness in person. This mini series describes his adventures as an agent of the Germa... Read allWould you believe there ever has been a German "gentleman" agent? Well, here he is: Thomas Lieven, the smartness in person. This mini series describes his adventures as an agent of the German Abwehr (military intelligence service in Nazi Germany) in the midst of the century.Would you believe there ever has been a German "gentleman" agent? Well, here he is: Thomas Lieven, the smartness in person. This mini series describes his adventures as an agent of the German Abwehr (military intelligence service in Nazi Germany) in the midst of the century.

  • Stars
    • Siegfried Rauch
    • Heinz Reincke
    • Herbert Fleischmann
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    • IMDb RATING
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    • Stars
      • Siegfried Rauch
      • Heinz Reincke
      • Herbert Fleischmann
    • 2User reviews
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    Siegfried Rauch
    Siegfried Rauch
    • Thomas Lieven
    Heinz Reincke
    Heinz Reincke
    • Bastian
    Herbert Fleischmann
    Herbert Fleischmann
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    Friedrich W. Bauschulte
    • Oberst Schüttler
    Gert Günther Hoffmann
    • Obersturmbannführer Eicher
    Berno von Cramm
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    Erik Schumann
    Erik Schumann
    • Simeon
    Rainer Penkert
    Rainer Penkert
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    Marisa Mell
    Marisa Mell
    • Chantal
    Günther Stoll
    Günther Stoll
    • Oberst Werthe
    Rolf Schimpf
    Rolf Schimpf
    • Hauptmann Brenner
    Christian Rode
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    Nadja Tiller
    Nadja Tiller
    • Estrella
    Hildegard Krekel
    Hildegard Krekel
    • Carmen
    Günter Bothur
    • Francois
    Günther Kaufmann
    Günther Kaufmann
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    • Frederic
    Horst Pinnow
    • Paul de la Rue
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    Sorry, the book was much better.

    "Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein" was filmed twice, and both versions had no chance to match the book by Johannes Mario Simmel.

    Although several Simmel books were successfully filmed in the 70's, the makers were out of luck this time. For some reasons, many of the characters are only a cartoon of themselves. The impudent methods of the main character, Thomas Lieven were funny and thrilling, but Simmel's favourite issues, like the relativity of good and bad, were lost somehow. Moreover, some sequels had to be stretched to fit the time window.

    The TV series of 1980 contains only half the book. The sequel never was filmed. Perhaps the producers and actors were not too happy with the result of their work?
    • Turan
    • Jan 19, 2004
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      • May 11, 1977 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Nie zawsze musi być kawior
    • Production companies
      • CCC Television
      • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
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