The Last Word (1975)
"Der letzte Schrei" (original title)

Director:

Robert van Ackeren

Writers:

Robert van Ackeren (screenplay), Joy Markert (screenplay),

Stars:

Delphine Seyrig, Barry Foster, Peter Hall

Cast

Credited cast:
Delphine Seyrig	...	Simone
Barry Foster	...	Edward
Peter Hall	...	Leo
Kirstie Pooley	...	Jella
Ellen Umlauf	...	Catharina
Udo Kier	...	Raimund
Henning Schlüter	...	Dr. Schatz
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dieter Ballmann
Hans-Jürgen Ballmann	...	(as Hans Ballmann)
Jean-Pierre Bonnin
Tom Felleghy
Gerd Holtenau
Dietrich Kerky
Helga Krauss
Kurt Lehfeld

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

scoundrel | boat | car accident

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

25 April 1975 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

The Last Word

Company Credits

Production Co:

Inter West Film, Robert van Ackeren Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Wonderful relic from the 1970s

Anton Karas's famous Third Man melody opens this lovely sex satire and, together with the shrill colours, accounts for its very jaunty temper. A couple of machinations inside the fashion and clothing industry are introduced, combined with the sexual anarchy of a business man, most charmingly played by Barry Foster.

Also quite impressive his love interests: Delphine Seyrig and her film daughter Kirstie Pooley. (The third major female in the film forms a nice surprise for Austrian TV fans: Ellen Umlauf, the old gossip from Kaisermühlen Blues, can be seen here, much younger, speaking English and being dubbed by an elegant standard German voice!)

Robert van Ackeren's movie is a wonderful relic from the wild 1970s. It really raised my mood today!