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Anatomy

Year:

2000

Duration:

103 min | France:96 min

Genres:

Horror | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

Stefan Ruzowitzky

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Details

Country: Germany

Release Date: 2000-02-03

Filming Locations: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $5,725 (USA) (10 September 2000)

Gross: $5,725 (USA) (10 September 2000)

Cast

Actor

Character

Franka Potente

Anatomy

Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey

Benno Fürmann

Hein

Anna Loos

Gretchen

Sebastian Blomberg

Caspar

Holger Speckhahn

Phil

Traugott Buhre

Prof. Grombek

Oliver Wnuk

Ludwig (as Oliver K. Wnuk)

Andreas Günther

Franz

Antonia Cäcilia Holfelder

Gabi

Rüdiger Vogler

Dr. Henning

Barbara M. Ahren

Frau Henning (as Barbara-Magdalena Ahren)

Werner Dissel

Paulas Großvater

Gennadi Vengerov

Präparator

Thomas Meinhardt

Professor in München

Simon Schwarz

Junger Mann

Alexander Liegl

Helfer

Martin Pölcher

Helfer

Christoph Hagen Dittmann

Bernie

Berrin Alganer-Lenz

Putzfrau

Angelika Sedlmeier

Frau Freisinger

Ulrich Matschoss

Femerichter

Alexander Held

Polizist (as Gerald Alexander Held)

Karl Friedrich

Kriminalbeamter

Susanna Sandvoss

Kellnerin Heidelberg (as Susanne Gräbe)

Johannes Nikolussi

Junkie (as Johann Nikolussi)

Anna Brüggemann

Junkie-Mädchen

Axel Weusten

Alexander

Gabriel Bassale

Kursteilnehmer

Ralf Dietl

Kursteilnehmer

Oliver Engl

Kursteilnehmer

Uche Ishionwu

Kursteilnehmer

Michael Jank

Kursteilnehmer

Thomas Neumann

Kursteilnehmer

Armin Schlicht

Kursteilnehmer

Christoph Schmeiduch

Kursteilnehmer

Patrick Schmidt

Kursteilnehmer

Nico Schütz

Kursteilnehmer

Thijs van der Zee

Kursteilnehmer

Michael Wölfl

Kursteilnehmer

Jakob Claussen

Man in Train calling for a Doctor (uncredited)

Sabrina Setlur

Studentin in München (uncredited)

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Trivia

In the scene where Hein (Benno Fürmann) tries to hide the corpse of Phil (Holger Speckhahn) there are two assistants appearing. The dark-haired one, who is constantly cursing (Martin Pölcher) actually is now (2006) assistant medical director at the Institute for Gynecology at the University of Bonn, Germany.

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The door that leads to the stainless steel morgue room in the movie actually leads to the cafeteria of Technische Universität München. The movie was screened in the big wooden lecture auditorium seen in the movie, leading to a "picture-in-picture"-effect for the audience.

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The models used in the film were inspired by Dr. Gunther von Hagens popular exhibition "Body Works" in which real cadavers are plasticized after being dissected. One character even mentions this process when we see the hall for the first time at the beginning of the film, but no real cadavers were used as the director thought it "too macabre". The models were created by a team headed by Joachim Grüninger and Birger Laube. The models were so accurate and detailed that the film's medical advisers thought they could be used as actual teaching specimens.

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Goofs

Set in the medical faculty, the building has signs reading "Fakultät der Informatik" (Faculty of Computer Sciences) at Technische Universität München.

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When Paula and Gretchen see the corpse in the anatomy hall move, Gretchen suddenly disappears.

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Ischemic myocardiopathy is not a rare disease. In fact, is one of the most frequent heart diseases.

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Quotes

Prof. Grombek: [first words - as med student works over cadaver bare-handed] Gloves Kaminski, gloves. The lady's a study aid, not Sharon Stone.

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