Barschel: Murder in Geneva

1993 · 74 MIN · IMDB 1.6 · 1,336 VOTES · DIR. Uwe Boll, Frank Lustig

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Overview

A conspiracy-theorizing filmmaker meets with a prospective producer in order to pitch a movie about the death of real-life German politician Uwe Barschel, in which the official ruling of suicide raised more questions than answers.

Dialogue Timeline — 412 lines

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00:00:23 Excuse me, aren't you Mr. Barschel?
00:04:55 ... and had hundreds of pregnant women kidnapped!
00:06:45 "the ??? is also relevant" "it will arrive tomorrow!"
00:08:37 Cleaning lady? That's a very sought-after profession... Have a seat! Coffee?
00:10:13 Wait, I need cigarettes, too! Bye!
00:12:54 ...now that you've had success!" - "The good old days are over."
00:14:56 What he was like? Born in May '44 in an air-raid shelter near Berlin
00:17:04 The act with the dog has to be spectacular, something like a hit&run, and we nurse it to health at our home
00:19:08 But what did Pfeiffer and Barschel do specifically?
00:21:05 Barschel is rumored to have asked Pfeiffer to push a woman into the water so he could save her!
00:23:00 Where in this is a movie? The man killed himself, basta!
00:24:47 There wouldn't be a Barschel case without journalists!
00:30:04 But you are Mr. Uwe Barschel?
00:32:26 That may be right, and everyone knows that you've a lot of insider information on the case but what is the connection to Barschels death?
00:40:11 Barschel might have taken small amounts of Diazepam and Nordiazepam before his flight
00:42:40 Well, ok, so it was his brother then!
00:47:16 His bed was definitely not used, and what about his filofax?
00:50:15 "Why would that presumed witness for the defence work for the Stasi?" "That's simple..."
00:53:38 Ports, dealers from the DDR were used as middle men for illegal BRD weapons exports
00:56:20 Barschel had become uncontrollable
01:01:54 That might be why all the important puzzle pieces have been uncovered by journalists!
01:03:45 the killers might not have been Stasi agents but BND, with backing of the government!
01:05:44 "That's the way it works nowadays, right?" "I could be ruined by that kind of movie, and I'd fear for the safety of my family ...
11:14:00 Studied politics, German studies, History,...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed412
Dialogue density5.6 lines / min
First line00:00:23
Final line11:14:00

Production Record

DirectorUwe Boll, Frank Lustig
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes1,336