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Schtonk (1992)
Origin of the word "Schtonk"
19 November 2015 - 2 out of 5 users found this review helpful.
To all those who think, the title makes no sense or that is is inspired by Charlie Chaplins 'the great dictator' --> It is not! In fact the word "Schtonk" appears, as one of the guys at the newspaper first tries to read the first diary, as he goes: "Gotzeschtonk!" which, of course, no one understands because it's gibberish... They read again and then they notice, what's really meant. The word is in fact "Gottseidank" ("thank god"). But the handwriting (of which they assume is Hitler's) is that bad, that nobody is able to read it properly...
Personally i think, this is one of Germany's finest comedy movies, albeit the delicate subject.
PS: I hope my English is comprehensible...
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