The Mortal Fortune (1989)

10/07/1989 (DE) DramaFantasyMystery 1h 23m
User
Score
What's your Vibe?

Login to use TMDB's new rating system.

Based on a story by Boris Vian "Les Poissons Morts"

Overview

On the basis of the hardy perennial "boss-assistant" relation, "The Mortal Fortune" depicts the passion of worldly existence.

The anonymous hero of the story, to which the spectator is introduced, attempts at freeing himself from his enslaved life. He finally has to realize the transience of the creature man and whithdraws from the constraints of worldly existence.

  1. Michael Synek

    Director, Writer

  2. Boris Vian

    Story

Top Billed Cast

  1. Erwin Leder

    Erwin Leder

    Assistent

  2. Johannes Weidinger

    Boss

  3. Gerhard Swoboda

    Controllor

  4. Lisa Luginbühl

    Peppergirl

  5. Martin Schellnast

    "Living something"

  6. Joe Berger

    Subway Driver

  7. Christoph Waltz

    Christoph Waltz

    Guy on Train (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

The Mortal Fortune
The Mortal Fortune

Original Title Die toten Fische

Status Released

Original Language German

Budget -

Revenue -

Keywords

No keywords have been added.

Content Score 

100

Yes! Looking good!

Looks like we're missing the following data in en-US or en-US...

Top Contributors

Popularity Trend

Login to report an issue

You need to be logged in to continue. Click here to login or here to sign up.

Can't find a movie or TV show? Login to create it.

Global

s focus the search bar
p open profile menu
esc close an open window
? open keyboard shortcut window

On media pages

b go back (or to parent when applicable)
e go to edit page

On TV season pages

(right arrow) go to next season
(left arrow) go to previous season

On TV episode pages

(right arrow) go to next episode
(left arrow) go to previous episode

On all image pages

a open add image window

On all edit pages

t open translation selector
ctrl+ s submit form

On discussion pages

n create new discussion
w toggle watching status
p toggle public/private
c toggle close/open
a open activity
r reply to discussion
l go to last reply
ctrl+ enter submit your message
(right arrow) next page
(left arrow) previous page

Settings

Want to rate or add this item to a list?

Login