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Late Show

Late Show

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 25, 1999

Runtime

1h 51m

Genres

Comedy

User Score

57%

Original Title

Late Show

Production Companies

ARD

Director

Helmut Dietl

Description

Hannes Engel is a successful radio presenter in the countryside. By chance, he is heard by program director Conrad Scheffer one night, who immediately recognizes the potential of the cheeky presenter and wants to sign him up as the new figurehead for his late show, which is in a ratings slump. But this proves to be more difficult than planned. First of all, they have to get rid of the old show host, then Engel's wife has just been thrown out of one of the station's productions, and Engel is also being pursued by a sensationalist tabloid journalist who never misses a chance to drag Engel through the mud....