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The Legend of Timm Thaler or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter (2017) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Andreas Dresen

Writing Credits  

Alexander Adolph ... (screenplay)
 
James Krüss ... (novel)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Arved Friese Arved Friese ... Timm Thaler
Justus von Dohnányi ... Baron Lefuet
Axel Prahl Axel Prahl ... Behemoth
Andreas Schmidt ... Belial
Jule Hermann Jule Hermann ... Ida Bebber
Charly Hübner ... Kreschimir
Harald Schmidt ... Sprecher Rennplatz
Nadja Uhl ... Hausdame Yvonne
Fritzi Haberlandt ... Frau Bebber
Bjarne Mädel ... Vater Timm
Steffi Kühnert ... Stiefmutter Lydia
Emil von Schönfels Emil von Schönfels ... Erwin
Milan Peschel ... Grabredner
Heinz Rudolf Kunze Heinz Rudolf Kunze ... Schuldirektor
Axel Werner Axel Werner ... Steinmetz
Reiner Heise Reiner Heise ... Kassierer Rennbahn
Michael Gerber Michael Gerber ... Fotograf
Olaf Burmeister ... Kommissar
Marie Luise Stahl ... Zimmermädchen
Elisa Klement Elisa Klement ... Zimmermädchen
Thomas Ohrner Thomas Ohrner ... Concierge
Bela Abel Bela Abel ... Küchenjunge
Detlev Sadrinna Detlev Sadrinna ... Kutscher (as Detlev 'Goldi' Sadrinna)
Walter Joachim Volling Walter Joachim Volling ... Wagenmeister
Babette Winter Babette Winter ... Lehrerin Timm
Grit Kosse Grit Kosse ... Konditorin
Daan Lennard Liebrenz ... Lachender Junge
Helga Spielberger Helga Spielberger ... Kundin Bäckerei
Marvin Witte Marvin Witte ... Kleiner Rothaariger
Abdussamed Kaya Abdussamed Kaya ... Sehr dicker Junge
Spencer Gäbel-Weiss Spencer Gäbel-Weiss ... Junge beim Murmeln
Kathleen Hänisch Kathleen Hänisch ... Telefonstimme (voice)
Joachim Król ... Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carsten Berger Carsten Berger ... Mitarbeiter des Barons (uncredited)
Andreas Dresen ... Hotelgast an der Bar (uncredited)
Levi Eisenblätter ... (uncredited)
Ricardo Ewert Ricardo Ewert ... Motorradpolizist (uncredited)
Reinhardt Großmann Reinhardt Großmann ... Zuschauer (uncredited)
Timo Hack Timo Hack ... (uncredited)
Tyler Matteo Tyler Matteo ... Mitschüler (uncredited)
Dennis Oestreich Dennis Oestreich ... Hotelpage (uncredited)
Vincent Tautenhahn Vincent Tautenhahn ... Mitschüler (uncredited)
Alexander Yassin Alexander Yassin ... Mitarbeiter des Barons (uncredited)

Produced by 

Oliver Berben ... producer
Ewerhard Engels ... associate producer
Antonio Exacoustos ... co-producer
Susann Funke ... assistant line producer
Constanze Guttmann ... producer
Martin Moszkowicz ... executive producer
Josef Reidinger ... co-producer
Christine Rothe ... line producer
Tilo Seiffert ... co-producer
Christian Sommer ... co-producer
Caroline von Senden ... commissioning editor: ZDF
Irene Wellershoff ... commissioning editor: ZDF
Roland Zelles ... co-producer

Music by 

Johannes Repka

Cinematography by 

Michael Hammon ... director of photography

Editing by 

Jörg Hauschild

Casting By 

Doris Borkmann
Jacqueline Rietz

Production Design by 

Uli Hanisch

Art Direction by 

Thorsten Klein
Kai Koch ... supervising art director (as Kai Karla Koch)

Set Decoration by 

Eva Stiebler ... (as Eva Maria Stiebler)

Costume Design by 

Sabine Greunig

Makeup Department 

Parul Banerjee ... additional makeup artist
Dana Bieler ... additional makeup artist
Christina Birnbaum ... additional makeup artist
Sophia Deubel ... additional makeup artist
Lisa Edelmann ... special makeup effects artist
Heike Eger ... wigs
Denise Fickert ... additional makeup artist
Brigitte Frank ... wigs
Anna Freund ... additional makeup artist
Nicole Förster ... additional makeup artist
Gloria Göschel ... additional makeup artist
Manuela Halligan ... additional makeup artist
Stephanie Hanf ... additional makeup artist
Doreen Kindler ... additional makeup artist
Marika Knappe ... additional makeup artist
Grit Kosse ... makeup artist
Judith Kröher ... additional makeup artist
Isabelle Langner ... additional makeup artist
Levke Lassen ... wigs
Julika Leiendecker ... additional makeup artist
Paula Leupold ... additional makeup artist
Monika Lienig ... additional makeup artist
Wolfgang Lienig ... additional makeup artist
Silka Lisku ... wigs
Franziska Maaß ... additional makeup artist (as Franziska Maass)
Monika Münnich ... makeup artist: extras
Sarah Neumayer ... additional makeup artist
Patrycja Postek ... additional makeup artist
Franziska Presche ... additional makeup artist
Katharina Rathgeber ... additional makeup artist
Filiz Riech ... additional makeup artist
Olivia Samstag ... additional makeup artist
Stefanie Schmidt ... additional makeup artist
Anne Schneider ... additional makeup artist
Kerstin Scholz ... additional makeup artist
Irina Schwarz ... additional makeup artist (as Rina Schwarz)
Uta Spikermann ... makeup artist
Elise Tillmann ... makeup artist: extras
Annika Titzmann ... additional makeup artist
Sarah Wiedemann ... additional makeup artist
Dorothea Wiedermann ... additional makeup artist
Lydia Zänisch ... additional makeup artist
Carolin Rusch ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Anett Weber ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Simone Benek ... post-production supervisor
Sascha Esche ... assistant set manager
Ines Frederich ... unit manager
Peter Hartwig ... production manager
Martin Knoll ... post-production supervisor
Fritzie Schmidt ... set manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Claudia Beewen ... first assistant director
Kathleen Hänisch ... second assistant director
Diana Norris ... trainee assistant director
Daniel Texter ... second assistant director: horse races

Art Department 

Ulrike Aschenbach ... assistant property master: indoor
Laura Bach ... assistant art director
Friederike Beckert ... greensperson
Marcel Bonewald ... set decoration trainee
Alice Büchner ... model maker
Mieke Casal ... head painter
Agi Ariunsaichan Dawaachu ... storyboard artist (as Agi Dawaachu)
Enchbaatar Dshamsran ... set dresser (as Endra Enchebaatar Dshamsran)
Sebastian Friedrich ... set dresser
Jörg Geipel ... painter
Markus Hasler ... lead set dresser
Rick Hasler ... set dresser
Celina Hollaender ... model maker
Andreas Huschke ... property master: indoor
Jan Hülpüsch ... graphic designer
Christoph Klose ... construction coordinator
Grit Kronacher ... additional set dresser
Lisa Kumpf ... set dresser
Daniel Lange ... construction
Trinka Lat ... additional set dresser
Alexander Liebenthron ... property master: outdoor
Kati Linke ... graphic designer
Eva-Maria Müller ... painter
Michael Naue ... set dresser (as Mitch Michael Naue)
Heike Pauketat ... set dec buyer / set dresser
Steffen Petschauer ... construction
Petra Pieper ... greensperson
Matthias Prange ... construction / stand-by carpenter
Nele-Tabea Reineke ... graphic designer
Judith Riechert ... art department coordinator
Gabriele Roß ... assistant set decorator (as Gabriele Ross)
Robert Rudert ... painter
Nadja Safvat ... model maker
Josef Schmidt ... storyboard artist
Cindy Schnitter ... model maker
Gesa Schröer ... painter (as Gesa Schroeer)
Kathleen Schröter ... painter
Melina Schuler ... model maker
Udo Seitner ... construction
Holger Sobieski ... set dresser
Sascha Strutz ... property master: outdoor
Mathias Tyralla ... construction
Eva Weymann ... painter
Johanna-Marie Wimmer ... painter

Sound Department 

Max Bauer ... foley artist
Stefan Busch ... sound designer
Normann Büttner ... foley mixer
Andreas Drost ... project manager
Karim El Morr ... mixing assistant
Marcel Fink ... adr mixer
Alexander Fouquet ... mixing assistant (as Alex Fouquet)
Günter Friedhoff ... adr boom operator
Lisa Geffcken-Reinhard ... foley editor (as Elisabeth Reinhard-Geffcken)
Andreas Hemberger ... mixing assistant
Kai Hoffmann ... adr mixer
Nils Hünerfürst ... epk sound
Kai-Uwe Koch ... adr editor
Michael Kranz ... re-recording mixer
Jan Meyerdierks ... adr mixer
Olaf Mierau ... dubbing director
Jens Müller ... assistant sound
Christoph Oertel ... adr mixer
Benjamin A. Rosenkind ... re-recording mixer: foley premix
Dominik Schleier ... dialogue editor
Peter Schmidt ... sound
Norbert Zich ... sound consultant: Dolby

Special Effects by 

Michael Apling ... special effects office coordinator
Andreas Heine ... special effects technician
Lars Hintze ... special effects technician
Thorsten Hintze ... senior special effects technician
Uwe Lehmann ... senior special effects technician
David Opatz ... special effects technician
Claudius Rauch ... pyrotechnic effects
Jörg Richter ... senior special effects technician
Thomas Trocha ... special effects technician
Bernd Wildau ... special effects floor supervisor
Adolf Wojtinek ... special effects supervisor (as Adolf 'Adi' Wojtinek)

Visual Effects by 

Dennis Albus ... pipeline engineer: Trixter
Omid Arzhang ... senior cg artist: Arri
Benjamin Aulinger ... digital compositor: ARRI
Ando Avila ... matchmover: Trixter
Remus Avram ... pipeline engineer: Trixter
Alexandre Belbari ... animator: Trixter
Johannes Bogenhauser ... compositor: Trixter
Christine Boy ... digital compositor
Dominik Burbaum ... rigging td: Trixter
Michael Coldewey ... executive producer: Trixter
Tamira Coldewey ... production secretary: Trixter
Adrian Corsei ... cg supervisor: Trixter
Ivan Costarrosa Rios ... look dev artist: Trixter / senior lighting td
Chems Eddine Drouich ... texturing artist: Trixter
Tim Emeis ... digital compositor: ARRI VFX
Yub Raj Ghimire ... system engineer: Trixter
Michael Habenicht ... compositing td: Trixter
Aria Heidari ... digital compositor
Markus Hund ... 3d artist
Jan Hübel ... compositor: Trixter
Sabine Janetzka ... compositor: Trixter
Manuel Klein ... visual effects artist
Heike Kluger ... digital compositor (as Heike Hendl)
Dorian Knapp ... animator: Trixter
Michael Koch ... head of 3d / head of 3d: ARRI VFX
Iwona Krainer ... vfx recruiter: Trixter
Simone Kraus Townsend ... executive producer: Trixter
Robert Kriegel ... matte painter: Trixter
Anna Kriegl ... rigging td: Trixter
Carmen Lantsheer ... production secretary: Trixter
David Laubsch ... visual effects supervisor: ARRI Media
Sergio Leon ... pipeline engineer: Trixter
Matej Lipnik ... head of it: Trixter
Javier Lopez ... system engineer: Trixter
Pieter Mentz ... cgfx: Trixter
Mafe Cortés Mora ... vfx coordinator: Trixter
Katja Müller ... visual effects producer: ARRI Media
David O'Donnell ... lighting artist: Trixter
Frank Panzer ... concept artist: Trixter
Niovi Phinopoulou ... grooming: Trixter
Jan Piccart ... compositor: Trixter
Luigi Pisciotta ... vfx coordinator: Trixter
Franzisca Puppe ... vfx producer: Trixter
Mihai Radu ... it intern: Trixter
Jan Reichmann ... vfx editor
Josef Risling ... compositor: Trixter
Nicola Russi ... animator: Trixter
Andrei Sathmar ... system engineer: Trixter
Yukio Satoh ... head of technology: Trixter
Achim Schawer ... modeler: Trixter
Alexander Scherffig ... digital compositor: ARRI VFX
Laila Sleiman Sanz ... vfx recruiter: Trixter
Christian Sommer ... executive producer: Trixter
Bernardo Andrea Spadafora ... lighting artist: Trixter
Jakob Jan Steffen ... cg intern: Trixter
Aaron Patrick Stewart ... matchmover: Trixter
Jan Stoltz ... animation director: Trixter
Linda Thai ... 3d artist
Dominik Trimborn ... head of vfx: ARRI Media
Claudiu Vasadi ... technical team leader: Trixter
Philipp Welle ... compositor: Trixter
Ruth Wiegand ... lead rigging td: Trixter
Daniel S. Yuhlmann ... animator: Trixter

Stunts 

Gerd Grzesczak ... horse master (as Gerd Gresczak)
Frank Haberland ... stunt coordinator
Tim Haberland ... stunt coordinator
Jana Jelenová ... assistant horse master
James Kitson ... horse trainer (as Jimmy Kitson)
Wolfgang Lindner ... stunt coordinator
Florian Serié ... horse trainer
Pavel Vesely ... horse trainer
Vanessa Wieduwilt ... horse department coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department 

Artjom Antipin ... additional lighting technician (as Tommy Antipin)
Mathias Beier ... gaffer
Sebastian Beutler ... additional lighting technician
Florian Boesel ... additional lighting technician
Mathias Bothor ... still photographer: poster
Felix Buensche ... additional lighting technician
Matthias Dippe ... additional lighting technician
Wolfgang Franke ... crane operator
Martin Handrow ... best boy
Alexander Hassenkamp ... additional lighting technician
Dietmar Haupt ... gaffer: miniature unit
Niklas J. Hoffmann ... camera operator: ''b'' camera
David Horn ... electrician / lighting technician
Christopher Huck ... assistant grip
Nils Hünerfürst ... making-of camera
Roberto Tomas Irmisch ... assistant additional grip (as Roberto Irmisch)
Jonathan Kaiser ... additional electrician
Clemens Kirchner ... second assistant camera: ''a'' camera
Thorsten Klein ... assistant additional grip
Erik Krambeck ... camera operator: miniature unit
Christian Kuschmitz ... additional lighting technician
Tim Liehr ... key grip
Florian Lücke ... additional grip
Norman Metz ... additional lighting technician
Gordon Muehle ... still photographer
Beda Mulzer ... additional lighting technician
Falk Oettel ... lighting technician
Holger Olhus ... additional lighting technician
Andre Poser ... additional lighting technician
Dominik Roge ... first assistant camera: ''a'' camera
Torsten Seidler ... second assistant camera: ''b'' camera
Valentin Selmke ... additional assistant camera
Fabio Seyding ... digital imaging technician
Michael Terhorst ... camera operator: ''c'' camera
Thomas Thiele ... lighting technician
Moritz von Dungern ... first assistant camera: ''c'' camera
Tobias Vorbrodt ... camera car driver
Moritz Weber ... assistant additional grip
Erik Wenndorf ... additional lighting technician
Konstantin Wolkenstein ... first assistant camera: ''b'' camera
Daniel Pauselius ... additional electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Anja Bauer ... additional wardrobe
Manja Beneke ... key costumer
Claudia Blumenauer ... wardrobe: extras
Christina Bolic ... additional wardrobe
Ulrike Dietel ... assistant costume designer
Nele Ellegiers ... additional wardrobe
Martin Feist ... shoemaker
Katja Fiedler ... additional wardrobe
Stefanie Friedrich ... additional wardrobe
Franziska Grau ... additional wardrobe
Liza Grebenstein ... additional wardrobe
Anni Meira Greunig ... assistant costume designer
Sonja Hesse ... additional wardrobe
Pauline Immich ... assistant costume designer
Nora Kiessling ... additional wardrobe
Julia Kneusels ... additional wardrobe
Kati Lafin ... wardrobe
Anja Lorenz ... additional wardrobe
Christine Malze ... additional wardrobe
Birgitt Matzel ... tailor
Uta Müller ... additional wardrobe
Romy Pittelkau ... additional wardrobe
Anne-Charlott Riedzewski ... costume patination
Jacqueline Rocktäschel ... additional wardrobe
Maika Schörbel ... tailor
Linn Seifert ... additional wardrobe
Frank Specht ... wardrobe
Sabine Still ... additional wardrobe
Steffen Sureck ... key costumer
Anja Vesterling ... costume patination
Wiebke Warskulat ... assistant costume designer / costume supervisor
Josef Weitenbörner ... additional wardrobe
Katja Willecke ... additional wardrobe
Simone Zimmermann ... assistant costume designer

Editorial Department 

Peter Arvid Balke ... assistant editor (as Peter "Piet" Balke)
Eric Bilawa ... colorist
Traudl Nicholson ... lead colorist (uncredited)

Location Management 

Nick Hertwig ... location scout
Raidar Huber ... location scout
Jörg Isenhardt ... location manager
Tobias Lewek ... location scout
Stephan Richter ... location manager

Music Department 

Freya Arde ... logic operator
Christoph Becker ... music advisor
Bettina Bertok ... music editor
Nanni Bläss ... music advisor (as Nanni Blaess)
Lorenz Dangel ... conductor
Falko Duczmal ... score recording engineer
Peter Ehwald ... assistant composer
Daniel Freundlieb ... additional score arrangements
Annette Gentz ... composer agent
Peer Kleinschmidt ... composer: additional music
Andreas Lange ... orchestrator
Derik Listemann ... assistant composer / second orchestrator
Matthias Raue ... additional orchestrator
Tilman Ritter ... additional orchestrator
Michael Thumm ... music editor / music scoring mixer
Felix Trawoeger ... music editor / pro tools operator

Script and Continuity Department 

Anne Kodura ... continuity

Transportation Department 

Gregor Badde ... production driver
Siegmar Freiberg ... production driver (as Siegmar "Siggi" Freiberg)
Michael Höhne ... transportation captain
Axel Hübner ... additional production driver
Stefan Missfeld ... props driver
Marco Müller ... set decoration driver
Ralf Rohde ... picture car wrangler
André Schwarz ... production driver
Martin Sekiewicz ... picture car coordinator
Andre Wierschula ... picture car wrangler (as André Wierschula)

Additional Crew 

Henriette Albrecht ... set runner
Gudrun Bahrmann ... acting coach: children
Grit Belitz ... health & safety coordinator
Sebastian Bergau ... legal affairs
Josef Brandmaier ... financial consultant
Theresa Bölke ... production coordinator
Caroline Dietze ... production assistant
Christian Epping ... caterer
Katharina Fischer ... child care
Heike Forster ... production accountant: Constantin Film (as Heike Förster)
Ursula Gaida ... production accountant (as Ursula 'Uxi' Gaida)
Juan Gonzalez Walter ... set runner
Gwendolin Grethe ... legal affairs
Johannes Grunert ... set runner
Christian Hainmüller ... accountant: Trixter
Sascha Kasten ... caterer
Nicole Kerler ... assistant producer
Hanna Kohtz ... production accountant: Constantin Film
Ulrike Loll ... child care
Siggi Maier-Johnson ... caterer
Yasmina Majid ... Coordination Constantin Film
Anna Matthäi ... production assistant
Heide Maurer ... caterer
Juliette Maysokolua ... legal affairs
Margaret Metz ... assistant production accountant
Elena Meyer ... caterer
Stella Radzimanowski ... set runner
Walter Russ ... medical officer
Frederike Schantz ... child care
Stefanie Schlesinger ... assistant production accountant: Constantin Film
Werner Schütz ... safety manager
Lena Seggert ... caterer
Paraskewi Trianti ... creative affairs assistant: Martin Moszkowicz
Franz Trosthammer ... assistant: Mr. Moszkowicz
Ama Walton ... legal affairs
Katja Wirz ... publicist
Gero Worstbrock ... legal affairs

Thanks 

Bernd Eichinger ... thanks
Gerhard Zeiss ... thanks

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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