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| Waller's Last Trip | |
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| Directed by | Christian Wagner |
| Based on | Die Strecke by Gerhard Köpf |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Waller's Last Trip (German : Wallers letzter Gang), is a 1989 West German drama film directed by Christian Wagner, about a platelayer (trackman) who inspects his part of railway for the last time.
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