Cassette-Television

Kassetten-Fernsehen tells the story of the development of video as an entertainment medium in West Germany. The story begins with visions of a revolution and ends with a persistent censorship debate in a climate of intellectual and moral change.

Cast

Otto Kiborg

as Anfitrión

Nihil Yang

as Lector de noticias

Jim Jones

as Testigo contemporáneo

Thorsten Wagner

as Voz de la Televisión

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