The Willi Busch Report_
Life on the border to the GDR is as dreary as the "Werra-Post". To increase circulation, Willi Busch, reporter and heir to the local paper, takes action: sometimes he demolishes telephone boxes, sometimes he fantasizes a child into a prophetess who talks to sheep. Only when he fakes a dead man's past as an informer does Willi's paper corpses suddenly become real...
Starring
Tilo Prückner, Kornelia Boje, Dorothea Moritz
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
The Willi Busch Report was released 46 years ago in 1980.
Overview
Life on the border to the GDR is as dreary as the "Werra-Post". To increase circulation, Willi Busch, reporter and heir to the local paper, takes action: som...
The Willi Busch Report is a Drama, Comedy film with a runtime of 1h 59m.
CAST (14)
Tilo Prückner
Willi Busch
Kornelia Boje
Rose-Marie Roth
DM
Dorothea Moritz
Adelheid Busch
KF
Karin Frey
Helga
JT
Jenny Thelen
Aenne
HK
Hannes Kaetner
Sir Henry
Klaus Hoser
Arno Rösler
Wolfgang Grönebaum
Jupp Müller
Christoph Lindert
Poradzki
KS
Karl Sibold
Rektor
HL
Hans-Jürgen Leuthen
Bürgermeister
HP
Horst Pasderski
Gerlach
EB
Elisabeth Bertram
Ehefrau
WM
Willy Meyer-Fürst
Ehemann
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What is The Willi Busch Report about?
Life on the border to the GDR is as dreary as the "Werra-Post". To increase circulation, Willi Busch, reporter and heir to the local paper, takes action: sometimes he demolishes telephone boxes, sometimes he fantasizes a child into a prophetess who talks to sheep. Only when he fakes a dead man's past as an informer does Willi's paper corpses suddenly become real...
How long is The Willi Busch Report?
The Willi Busch Report has a runtime of 119 minutes (1h 59m).
Who stars in The Willi Busch Report?
The cast of The Willi Busch Report includes Tilo Prückner, Kornelia Boje, Dorothea Moritz, Karin Frey, Jenny Thelen.
What is the rating of The Willi Busch Report?
The Willi Busch Report has a rating of 3.8 out of 10 based on 5 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Drama
Comedy