A Guru Comes (1980)

ComedyTV Movie

"A Guru Comes" - A failed opera singer rises to the leader of a new religious community. Satirical film about the new religious movements of the 1970s and 1980s.

Release Date: December 8, 1980
Runtime: 1h 38m
Rating: 8.0/10 (1 votes)

Director: Rainer Erler

Cast: Wolfgang Reichmann, Eric P. Caspar, Jörg Pleva, Wolfgang Kieling, Bruce Willis, Ado Riegler, Dorothea Rosenberger, Victoria Miles

Full Cast (9 people)

Wolfgang Reichmann as Joachim Müller-Strehlitz
Eric P. Caspar as Sebastian Müller-Strehlitz
Jörg Pleva as Jakdesh Singh
Wolfgang Kieling as Rechtsanwalt
Bruce Willis as Extra (uncredited)
Ado Riegler
Dorothea Rosenberger as Ursula
Victoria Miles as Cindy
Ron Williams as Samuel

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A Guru Comes

A Guru Comes

A Guru Comes

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A Guru Comes

98 min

"A Guru Comes" - A failed opera singer rises to the leader of a new religious community. Satirical film about the new religious movements of the 1970s and 1980s.

98 min

"A Guru Comes" - A failed opera singer rises to the leader of a new religious community. Satirical film about the new religious movements of the 1970s and 1980s.

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Original LanguageGerman

Release Date12/8/1980

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Cast

Wolfgang Reichmann

as Joachim Müller-Strehlitz

Eric P. Caspar

as Sebastian Müller-Strehlitz

Jörg Pleva

as Jakdesh Singh

Wolfgang Kieling

as Rechtsanwalt

Bruce Willis

as Extra (uncredited)

AR

Ado Riegler

Dorothea Rosenberger

as Ursula

VM

Victoria Miles

as Cindy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is A Guru Comes about?▾

"A Guru Comes" - A failed opera singer rises to the leader of a new religious community. Satirical film about the new religious movements of the 1970s and 1980s.

How long is A Guru Comes?▾

1h 38m

When was A Guru Comes released?▾

December 8, 1980

Who directed A Guru Comes?▾

Rainer Erler

Who stars in A Guru Comes?▾

Wolfgang Reichmann, Eric P. Caspar, Jörg Pleva

What genre is A Guru Comes?▾

Comedy, TV Movie