''Tattoo'' () is a 1967 West German film directed by
Johannes Schaaf
Johannes Schaaf (7 April 1933 – 1 November 2019) was a German film, theatre and opera director and actor. Several of his films have been internationally recognized. His focus shifted to opera in the 1980s and he worked with many of the leading i ...
. The film was selected as the German entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
40th Academy Awards
The 40th Academy Awards were held on April 10, 1968, to honor film achievements of 1967. Originally scheduled for April 8, the awards were postponed to two days later due to the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Bob H ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
It was also entered into the
17th Berlin International Film Festival.
The film won three
German Film Awards
The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the German film industry. Besides being the most important ...
.
Cast
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Helga Anders
Helga Anders (11 January 1948 – 30 March 1986) was an Austrian actress.
She was born Helga Scherz in Innsbruck, to an Austrian father and a German mother, and she grew up in Ruhpolding and Bielefeld after her parents divorced. She made her ...
- Gaby
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Christof Wackernagel - Benno
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Rosemarie Fendel
Rosemarie Fendel (1927–2013) was a German actress who worked on the stage, in film, and in television. She was also a voice actress, and was the voice of notable actresses for German dubs of their work, including Elizabeth Taylor, Jeanne Morea ...
- Frau Lohmann
* - Herr Lohmann
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Tilo von Berlepsch - Lohmann's Brother
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Heinz Meier - Sigi
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Heinz Schubert - Auctioneer
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Wolfgang Schnell
Wolfgang is a German male given name traditionally popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The name is a combination of the Old High German words ''wolf'', meaning "wolf", and ''gang'', meaning "path", "journey", "travel". Besides the regula ...
- Simon
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Curt Ackermann - Voice of Lohmann's Brother (voice) (uncredited)
See also
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List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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1967 films
1967 crime drama films
German crime drama films
West German films
1960s German-language films
Films directed by Johannes Schaaf
Films produced by Rob Houwer
Films about adoption
1960s German films
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