God's loudest employee has a crisis of faith—and a trumpet with no mute button.
The archangel Gabriel is sent to earth to announce the end of the decaying human race with his trumpet. But even angels have feelings...
Acting
Tappert plays Gabriel like a tired civil servant.
Writing
Deadpan angel-human dialogue is unexpectedly devastating.
Director
Thomas Fantl
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for West German TV during the 'New German Cinema' wave, this oddity barely survived—most prints were destroyed.
The trumpet prop was a modified hunting horn; Tappert kept it and used it to annoy neighbors.
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