Singing the Blues in Red (1986)
A drama about personal conflicts and the political biases of the East and West German governments in the mid-'80s, this story focuses on the defection of a talented singer. Klaus (Gerulf Pannach) is finally granted permission to leave East Germany where he is no longer allowed to perform. But after arriving in the West he decides that he does not like being treated as the latest hot commodity; he appears to be no more comfortable in his new environment than in his previous one. While being hyped and promoted, he goes looking for his father, who had left nearly 30 years before to pursue his career as a musician in Cambridge. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Gerulf Pannach, Fabienne Babe, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ken Loach
Synopsis of Singing the Blues in Red
A drama about personal conflicts and the political biases of the East and West German governments in the mid-'80s, this story focuses on the defection of a talented singer. Klaus (Gerulf Pannach) is finally granted permission to leave East Germany where he is no longer allowed to perform. But after arriving in the West he decides that he does not like being treated as the latest hot commodity; he appears to be no more comfortable in his new environment than in his previous one. While being hyped and promoted, he goes looking for his father, who had left nearly 30 years before to pursue his career as a musician in Cambridge. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
Complete Cast of Singing the Blues in Red
- Gerulf Pannach - Klaus Drittemann
- Sigfrit Steiner - James Dryden
- Robert Dietl - Lawyer
- Trevor Griffiths
- Heinz Diesing - Jurgen Kirsch
- Eva Krutina - Rosa
- Jim Raketa - Braun
- Heike Schrotter - Marita
- Ronald Simoneit - Uwe
- Fabienne Babe - Emma de Baen
- Christine Rose - Lucy Bernstein
- Hans-Peter Hallwachs - Schiff
- Bernard Boch - Journalist
- Patrick Gillert - Thomas
- Thomas Oehlke - Young Drittemamm
- Stephan Samuel - Max
- Marlowe Shute - American Official
- Winfried Tromp - Herr Hennig
- Director(s):
- Ken Loach
- Writer(s):
- Trevor Griffiths
- Producer(s):
- Ingrid Windisch, Raymond Day
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