O.K. (1970)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Michael Verhoeven

Writer:

Michael Verhoeven (writer)

Release Date:

16 July 1970 (West Germany)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot Keywords:

Rape | Vietnam | Army | Pacifism | Military

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Gustl Bayrhammer	...	Captain Vorst
Hartmut Becker	...	Ralph Clarke
Senta Berger	...	Herself
Hanna Burgwitz	...	Josefine
Rolf Castell	...	Reilly
Wolfgang Fischer	...	Rafe
Eva Mattes	...	Phan Ti Mao
Ewald Precht	...	Soldier Diaz
Vera Rheingold
Peter van Anft
Michael Verhoeven	...	Sven
Friedrich von Thun	...	Sergeant Tony Meserve
Rolf Zacher	...	Rowan

Directed by
Michael Verhoeven

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Verhoeven		writer

Produced by
Rob Houwer	....	producer

Original Music by
Axel Linstädt

Cinematography by
Igor Luther
Claus Neumann

Film Editing by
Monika Pfefferle
Michael Verhoeven

Production Management
Jürgen Dohme	....	production manager
Walter Saxer	....	unit production manager

Sound Department
Haymo Heyder	....	sound re-recording mixer

Production Companies

• Houwer-Film

Distributors

• R.C.S. Filmverleih (1970) (West Germany) (theatrical)

Runtime:

Germany:80 min

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:18 (w)

Filming Locations:

Bavaria, Germany

Company:

Houwer-Film

Trivia:

Mike W comments: "There is also a very strange Moog synthesizer score, repeating an electronic loop every few minutes again." This "loop" was mainly caused by a machine fault during the recording of the music in the studio. We increased the fault mechanically - no modern effects black-box at that time! - and the result is what finally went into the music track at the mix.

Movie Connections:

Version of Casualties of War (1989)

Shocker

Hi there, by chance I saw a documentary about Mr. Michael Verhoeven about a week ago. While writing him, I also looked up the IMDb for data, and stumbled across your comment on his film "OK".

I was the sound engineer who dubbed and mixed the film back then.

Mike W comments: "There is also a very strange Moog synthesizer score, repeating an electronic loop every few minutes again." This "loop" was mainly caused by a machine fault during the recording of the music in the studio. We increased the fault mechanically - no modern effects black-box at that time! - and the result is what finally went into the the music track at the mix.

As I speak "bavarian" I still have some clue lines present - after more than 30 years! Best regards from Costa Rica, Haymo Henry Heyder [e-mail]