King Kongs Faust (1985)

Berlin Film Fest 1984. The best place for every cinema fan. Everyone wants to be in on the festival, but that may be really difficult, if one has no accreditation. Also Journalist Matthies ... See full summary »

Director:

Heiner Stadler

Writers:

Rolf Giesen (source material), Heiner Stadler,

Stars:

Leonard Lansink, Werner Grassmann, Heinz Van Nouhuys

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leonard Lansink	...	Klaus Uwe Matthies
Werner Grassmann	...	Fritz Ackrewa
Heinz Van Nouhuys	...	Chefredakteur
Wolfgang Längsfeld	...	Kollege
Gisela Weilemann	...	Frau in der Bar
Gad Klein	...	Kritiker
Volker Stollberg	...	Kritiker
Doris Dörrie	...	Kritikerin
Philip Behrens	...	Kritiker
Michael Stejskal	...	Kritiker
Ponkie	...	Kritikerin
Peggy Parnass	...	Kritikerin
Wim Wenders	...	Regisseur
Peter Przygodda	...	Cutter
Helmut Färber	...	Filmhistoriker

Storyline

Berlin Film Fest 1984. The best place for every cinema fan. Everyone wants to be in on the festival, but that may be really difficult, if one has no accreditation. Also Journalist Matthies gets to know the rules of being in or out when he wants to see a screening and is not welcome. Thus he watches an old German silent flick which he is barely interested in. The next day the newspapers are full of reports about a newly discovered German masterpiece from the silent era. It seems that Matthies had luck. He just saw *the* film everybody is talking about now. Also everybody is speculating about its director, who remains unknown. When Matthies talks to Ackrewa, an old befriended projectionist, about the film, the latter seems to recall the name of the director. Matthies decides to research the case. An odyssey into film-history begins and if it is successful Matthies will come up with a top story.

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Plot Keywords:

film history | outsider | journalism | based on true story

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

26 April 1985 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

King Kong's Fist

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Independent Feature Project, Karin Seybold Film GmbH, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

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