Waller's Last Trip (1989)
"Wallers letzter Gang" (original title)

Waller, an old track inspector will be forced out of work, because his railway line will be shot down. In flashbacks he reflects his past while walking for his final inspection.

Director:

Christian Wagner

Writers:

Gerhard Koepf (novel), Christian Wagner

Stars:

Rolf Illig, Sibylle Canonica, Volker Prechtel

6 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rolf Illig	...	Waller
Sibylle Canonica	...	Rosina
Volker Prechtel	...	Karg
Herbert Knaup	...	Waller (jung)
Crescentia Dünßer	...	Angelika Heindl
Rainer Egger	...	Albin
Robert Naegele	...	Kuiskle
Franz A. Huber	...	Schaible
Stefan Moos	...	Spangenberg
Guenter Burger	...	Rasch (as Günter Burger)
Erika Wackernagel	...	Mutter Rasch
Irm Hermann	...	Ordensschwester
Tilo Prückner	...	Paul Schönfaerber
Klaus Hermann	...	Kind Waller
Daniel Lemme	...	Kind Rasch

Storyline

An idyllic valley in the Allgaeu (South-Germany). A railway line will be shot down. WALLER, an old track inspector whose life has been part of its history, will be forced out of work. Waller sets out on his final inspection. His journey becomes a journey through time: his memories lead us to people, to pleasure, to forgotten facts. Grass grows over the memory. When WALLER passes the last buffer, the tracks have disappeared beneath the high grass.

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Plot Keywords:

railway | flashback | rural setting | poetry | literature | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | War

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

13 April 1989 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Waller's Last Trip

Filming Locations:

Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

DEM 1,280,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Christian Wagner Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

User Reviews

A quiet, personal film. One of the few German films to have success not only in Germany, but worldwide. Deservedly of the best and most viewed films internationally to come out of Germany in the last decade. One of Wagner`finest works, which laid the groundworks for contemplative German films today.