Hotel Lux
In 1938 Hans Zeisig, an apolitical comedian, impersonator and cabaret actor, flees with a Russian passport (instead of American, which he would have preferred) from Nazi-Berlin, and finds himself in the legendary Hotel Lux, the 'lost paradise' of the Comintern, in Moscow. Everyone believes that Zeisig is a man named Hansen, Hitler's personal astrologer. But Zeisig quickly realizes that he's gone from the frying pan into the fire. In the Hotel Lux he meets his friends Frida and later Meyer again, still passionate communists. For the three idealists an adventure between love and death begins to run his course.
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About Hotel Lux
Hotel Lux is a 2011 German-language comedy and drama film directed by Leander Haußmann. The cast is led by Michael Herbig, Jürgen Vogel, Thekla Reuten. It has a runtime of 1h 42m.
Hotel Lux was produced by Bavaria Pictures, Colonia Media Filmproduktions GmbH, and Little Shark Entertainment and made in Germany. It was released on October 27, 2011.
- Director
- Leander Haußmann
- Writers
- Leander Haußmann
- Release date
- October 27, 2011
- Original language
- German
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Germany
- Production
- Bavaria Pictures, Colonia Media Filmproduktions GmbH, Little Shark Entertainment
Hotel Lux cast & crew
Hotel Lux was directed by Leander Haußmann and written by Leander Haußmann.
The cast features Michael Herbig as Hans Zeisig, Jürgen Vogel as Siegfried Meyer, Thekla Reuten as Frida von Oorten, Valeriy Grishko as Stalin, Alexander Senderovich as Jeschow, and Juraj Kukura as Wassili Ulrich.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Ralf Wengenmayr, cinematography is by Hagen Bogdanski, and it was produced by Corinna Eich and Günter Rohrbach.
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At 1h 42m, it's a standard feature-length watch.
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Cast of Hotel Lux
Michael Herbig
Hans Zeisig
Jürgen Vogel
Siegfried Meyer
Thekla Reuten
Frida von Oorten
Valeriy Grishko
Stalin
Alexander Senderovich
Jeschow
Juraj Kukura
Wassili Ulrich
Thomas Thieme
Georgi Dimitroff
Gennadi Vengerov
Upit
Josef Ostendorf
Mama
Sebastian Blomberg
Karl-Heinz Müller
Sibylle Canonica
Ms. Platten
Axel Wandtke
Walter Ulbricht
Hotel Lux — FAQs
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▸What language is Hotel Lux in?
Hotel Lux is originally in German, with audio tracks including Russian, German, English. Subtitle and dub options vary by streaming service.
▸How long is Hotel Lux?
Hotel Lux runs 1 hours 42 minutes (102 minutes).
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