Movie poster for Late Show
TMDb Rating
5.5/10

18 verified votes

Late Show (1999)

Comedy
111 min

Plot Summary

Hannes Engel is a successful radio presenter in the countryside. By chance, he is heard by program director Conrad Scheffer one night, who immediately recognizes the potential of the cheeky presenter and wants to sign him up as the new figurehead for his late show, which is in a ratings slump. But this proves to be more difficult than planned. First of all, they have to get rid of the old show host, then Engel's wife has just been thrown out of one of the station's productions, and Engel is also being pursued by a sensationalist tabloid journalist who never misses a chance to drag Engel through the mud....

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ComedyHelmut DietlThomas GottschalkHarald Schmidt1999

Director

Helmut Dietl

Top Cast

Thomas GottschalkHarald SchmidtVeronica FerresJasmin TabatabaiOlli Dittrich

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