Daniel the Wizard (2004)

Director
Ulli Lommel

Main cast
Daniel Küblböck; Ulli Lommel; Rainer Amasreiter; Frank Bazelt

Genres
Comedy, Drama, Crime, Fantasy, Horror

Description
Evil assassins want to kill Daniel Kublbock, the third runner up for the German Idols.


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