Synopsis
With the help of his assistant Anja, Ottocaro Weiss intends to put the plague on stage: circumstances beyond his control and a lack of fresh talent have forced him to close down his flea circus. For Weiss, the plague means the «extinction of everything that makes life miserable and low and freedom along with it. Unbeknownst to him, he has won the support of a patron who is of the exact opposite opinion: for Johannes Wagner, the plague is an organising principle, and, aided by his agent Moosbrugger, he is able to smuggle a new number onto the programme. Whereas Ottocaro Weiss means to represent the plague theatrically, what appears on stage is the scientific reality of the rat-borne infestation.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Thomas KoerferDirector
Cast
- François SimonOttocaro Weiss
- Paul GogelJohannes Wagner
- Norbert SchwientekStephan Moosbrugger
- Janine WeillAnja, artist
- Gothard DietrichRingmaster
- Gerhard DorferInsurance agent
- Peter KnerTV editor
- Wolfgang RottsieperGermanist
Themes
based on play or musicalplaguebubonic plagueflea circus