Kassbach is no monster, he is terribly normal.
Viennese vegetable merchant Karl Kassbach becomes a member of a right-wing extremist organization, which plans numerous attacks on democratic institutions and journalists. The film attempts to portray a realistic and detail-oriented study of the mind of the "Kleinbürger", trapped between the fringes of the lower and middle-classes.
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The film's tagline is: "Kassbach is no monster, he is terribly normal."
The runtime is 110 minutes (1h 50m).
The film was directed by Peter Patzak.
The screenplay was written by Peter Patzak and Helmut Zenker.
Cinematography was handled by Dietrich Lohmann.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0079390.
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Kassbach - Ein Portrait
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Deutsch
Austria
