Film

The Story Teller

1989 · 1h 35m · Thriller

IMDb

6.9

In this mystery/thriller based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith, Nico Thomkins (Udo Schenk), a writer, and his wife Helen (Anke Sevenich) are in the habit of playing games with one another. Even while they are breaking up, they are sufficiently in tune with one another to continue this practice. When the writer's wife takes off without leaving a note behind, people begin to suspect that he may have murdered her, and he plays along with this notion to the point of planting clues which would incriminate him. Obviously, no one with a shred of common sense would do such a thing, and these tricks get him into trouble. However, his troubles don't really begin until he starts to search for her in earnest.

Udo Schenk

Nico Thomkins

Anke Sevenich

Helen Thomkins

Christine Kaufmann

Clara Lilienthal

Hans-Michael Rehberg

Herr Jensen

Gunnar Möller

Kommissar

Peter Sattmann

Eduard Hanstock

Rüdiger Wandel

Alex Hanson

Jale Arıkan

Ivy

Gustav Peter Wöhler

Dr. Tamiroff

Christiane Reiff

Monica Hanson

Christina Horn

Alfred Raschke

Stephen M. Gilbert

• Rainer BoldtDirector · Screenplay
• Hans KwietProducer · Screenplay
• Dorothea NeukirchenScreenplay
• Wolf Christian SchröderScreenplay
• Patricia HighsmithNovel
• Ula StöcklProducer
• Helmut WietzProducer
• Wilbur StarkExecutive Producer
• Rolf LicciniDirector of Photography
• Petra HeymannEditor

Release date

August 26, 1989

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Thriller