Undertaker's Paradise
Brief Synopsis
An unlikely friendship develops between aging jazz clarinetist Jim, whose career is ending due to arthritis, and young undertaker Hugo, who is trying to start his own funeral business in their small town, which boasts the highest mortality rate in Britain.
Cast & Crew
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Matthias X Oberg
Director
Thomas Schmauser
Hugo
Ben Gazzara
Jim
Michael Fitzgerald
Emma Catherwood
Edward Jewesbury
Film Details
Also Known As
Ein Todsicheres Geschaeft, Todsicheres Geschaeft, Ein
Genre
Dark Comedy
Drama
Romance
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Bavaria Media Gmbh; Claussen & Woebke Filmproduktion
Distribution Company
Buena Vista International; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 31m
Synopsis
An unlikely friendship develops between aging jazz clarinetist Jim, whose career is ending due to arthritis, and young undertaker Hugo, who is trying to start his own funeral business in their small town, which boasts the highest mortality rate in Britain.
Director
Matthias X Oberg
Director
Cast
Thomas Schmauser
Hugo
Ben Gazzara
Jim
Michael Fitzgerald
Emma Catherwood
Edward Jewesbury
Sally Dexter
Janine Eser
Jolyon Baker
Craig Kelly
Claire Lewis
Crew
Ulrika Andersson
Production Designer
Mona Brauer
Editor
Jakob Claussen
Producer
Tim Dabringhaus
Screenwriter
Tanja Dehmel
Production Designer
Barbara Gies
Editor
Barbara Giess
Editor
Raoul Grass
Sound
Anette Guther
Costume Designer
Dirk W Jacob
Sound Designer
Stefan Korte
Sound
Britta Krause
Assistant Director
Martin Kukula
Director Of Photography
Matthias X Oberg
Screenwriter
Uli Putz
Associate Producer
Niki Reiser
Music
Thomas Woebke
Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Ein Todsicheres Geschaeft, Todsicheres Geschaeft, Ein
Genre
Dark Comedy
Drama
Romance
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Bavaria Media Gmbh; Claussen & Woebke Filmproduktion
Distribution Company
Buena Vista International; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 31m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2000
Shown at Munich Film Festival June 24 - July 1, 2000.
English-language debut for director M.X. Oberg.
Began shooting August 4, 1998.
dubbed German
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Munich Film Festival June 24 - July 1, 2000.)
