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Writer:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (writer)
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Release Date:
24 July 1970 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama
Plot:
A man is released from prison and finds the society on the outside less than appealing. With several women as well as the police on his tail, he sets out to find an old friend. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
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a former prison inmate can't settle down in society more

Cast

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Hanna Schygulla ... Johanna Reiher
Margarethe von Trotta ... Margarethe
Harry Baer ... Franz Walsch
Günther Kaufmann ... Günther
Carla Egerer ... Carla (as Carla Aulaulu)
Ingrid Caven ... Magdalena Fuller
Jan George ... Polizist
Lilo Pempeit ... Mutter
Marian Seidowsky ... Marian
Micha Cochina ... Joe
Yaak Karsunke ... Kommissar
Hannes Gromball ... Supermarkt-Chef
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Gods of the Plague (USA)
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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
West Germany
Language:
German
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Singapore:M18 (cut) | UK:18 | West Germany:16
Company:
Antiteater more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the hotel, Franz Walsch uses the pseudonym Franz Biberkopf. That's the name of title character of Alfred Döblin's famous novel "Berlin Alexanderplatz", which Fassbinder would adapt to a 13-part TV-miniseries later in his career. more
Quotes:
Günther: [dying words, after killing Carla] Life is very precious... even right now. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Innocent (2005) more

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a former prison inmate can't settle down in society, 13 June 2002
Author: Knut Behrends (knb@gfz-potsdam.de) from Berlin, Germany

After being released from prison, young Franz has to find his place in society, and police keeps an eye on him. First he briefly tries to live with his former girl friend who still loves him a bit too passionately, however he also picks up other acquaintances. Society is hostile to him, or at least perceived by him as being so, hence it is tough to make money. But he definitely wants to keep a cool lifestyle so he must keep on law-breaking, in particular when he is with his old betraying friends.

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