COMEDY . 1985 . 1h 31m

Doubles_

Romantic comedy about a series of mix-ups. Brigitte Kaufmann wants to divorce her husband Jörg who is an engineer and chief executive of an electronics company – and a hopeless pedant. Benno, a former boy friend of Brigitte, has a slightly bizarre idea how they could save their marriage. A piano player, whom Benno has seen in a bar, and who looks exactly like Jörg, is asked to work his charms on Brigitte and to try to dissuade her from divorce while Jörg is on a business trip. Piano player Engel agrees on the plan and acts as Jörg at home with Brigitte as well as in Jörg′s workplace.

Starring Klaus-Dieter Klebsch, Astrid Höschel, Peter Sodann
1h 31m
Runtime
1985
Year
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Romantic comedy about a series of mix-ups. Brigitte Kaufmann wants to divorce her husband Jörg who is an engineer and chief executive of an electronics company – and a hopeless pedant. Benno, a former boy friend of Brigitte, has a slightly bizarre idea how they could save their marriage. A piano player, whom Benno has seen in a bar, and who looks exactly like Jörg, is asked to work his charms on Brigitte and to try to dissuade her from divorce while Jörg is on a business trip. Piano player Engel agrees on the plan and acts as Jörg at home with Brigitte as well as in Jörg′s workplace.

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Cast
Klaus-Dieter Klebsch stars as Jörg Kaufmann / Pianist Engel in Doubles.
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Year context
Doubles was released 41 years ago in 1985.
Overview
Romantic comedy about a series of mix-ups. Brigitte Kaufmann wants to divorce her husband Jörg who is an engineer and chief executive of an electronics compa...
Doubles is a Comedy film with a runtime of 1h 31m.

CAST (20)

Klaus-Dieter Klebsch
Klaus-Dieter Klebsch
Jörg Kaufmann / Pianist Engel
AH
Astrid Höschel
Brigitte Kaufmann
Peter Sodann
Peter Sodann
Benno
Karin Ugowski
Karin Ugowski
Nora
FD
Fritz Decho
Bärtiger Kollege
Fred Delmare
Fred Delmare
Taxifahrer
Arnim Mühlstädt
Arnim Mühlstädt
Möbelträger
Ulrike Mai
Ulrike Mai
WE
Werner Ehrlicher
AM
Andrea Meissner
Helmut Schreiber
Helmut Schreiber
GL
Gertraud Last
Rudolf Ulrich
Rudolf Ulrich
Hans Klering
Hans Klering
WK
Wolfgang Kühne
PH
Peter Hölzel
CB
Carola Bläss
ML
Marlies Ludwig
Iris Bohnau
Iris Bohnau
MG
Max Grashof

DETAILS

Release
Status
Released
Runtime
91 min (1h 31m)
Country
Germany, XG

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What is Doubles about?
Romantic comedy about a series of mix-ups. Brigitte Kaufmann wants to divorce her husband Jörg who is an engineer and chief executive of an electronics company – and a hopeless pedant. Benno, a former boy friend of Brigitte, has a slightly bizarre idea how they could save their marriage. A piano player, whom Benno has seen in a bar, and who looks exactly like Jörg, is asked to work his charms on Brigitte and to try to dissuade her from divorce while Jörg is on a business trip. Piano player Engel agrees on the plan and acts as Jörg at home with Brigitte as well as in Jörg′s workplace.
How long is Doubles?
Doubles has a runtime of 91 minutes (1h 31m).
Who stars in Doubles?
The cast of Doubles includes Klaus-Dieter Klebsch, Astrid Höschel, Peter Sodann, Karin Ugowski, Fritz Decho.

GENRES (1)

Comedy
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