The Miracle of Father Malachia

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The Miracle of Father Malachia

1961

2h 2m

5.4(10 votes)

Comedy

Overview

The ardent prayer of a monk brings about a true miracle in a West German industrial town, which, however, is not understood by the people but only exploited as a lucrative sensation.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Horst Bollmann

Pater Malachias

Richard Münch

Dr. Erwin Glass

Christiane Nielsen

Helga Glass

Günter Pfitzmann

Rudolf Reuschel

Brigitte Grothum

Gussy

Karin Hübner

Nelly Moorbach

Pinkas Braun

Christian Krüger

Kurt Ehrhardt

Bishop Willi Reuschel

Kurt Lauermann

Günter Strack

Kaplan Merz

Creative team

Directed by: Bernhard Wicki
Written by: Heinz Pauck
Bernhard Wicki
Produced by: Otto Meissner

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