| Summer in Berlin | |
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 German poster for Summer in Berlin | |
| Directed by | Andreas Dresen |
| Written by | Wolfgang Kohlhaase |
| Produced by | Stefan Arndt |
| Starring | Inka Friedrich Nadja Uhl Andreas Schmidt Vincent Redetzki |
| Music by | Pascal Comelade |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
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