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Die Spielerin

60% | Jun 17, 2005 |

It all starts with a mistake. The wealthy Polina finds a sleeping man in her hotel room, the business lawyer Friedrich. A mistake by the receptionist, he claims, and she believes him. He asks her to play for him in the casino. She is a lucky child. She plays and wins. Friedrich, who is accused of embezzlement, sees his mountain of debt melt away. But then his luck changes. Polina's losses soon threaten her own existence.

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Erhard Riedlsperger
Director
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Novel

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Hannelore Elsner
Polina Sieveking
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Erwin Steinhauer
Friedrich Mühlbichler
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Nina Petri
Claudia
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Frank Giering
Dietrich Schröder
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Gesine Cukrowski
Annegret Reuther

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