Paul Is Dead (2000)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Hendrik Handloegten

Writer:

Hendrik Handloegten (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A pupil finds out that Paul McCartney died early and the public had not been informed at all.

Plot Keywords:

Paul Mccartney | Beatles | John Lennon | Audio Cassette | 1970s

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Sebastian Urzendowsky	...	Tobias (as Sebastian Schmidtke)
Martin Reinhold	...	Helmut
Vasko Scholz	...	Till
Myriam Abeillon	...	Tessa
Ian T. Dickinson	...	Billy Reash
Rainer Egger	...	Roger
Astrid Pochmann	...	Tobias' Mutter
Joachim Stern	...	Herr Kullik
Anette Felber	...	Frau Kullik
Hans Joachim Heist	...	Herr Höhr (Holzi)
Lorenz Claussen	...	Sparkassenangestellter
Max Riedel	...	Harry 'Ringo' Runge
Axel Milberg	...	Oberstleutnant Stührenberg
Tamara Rohloff	...	Frau Stührenberg
Ingrid Steeger	...	Frau im Tabakladen

Runtime:

75 min (Max Ophüls Festival)

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

X-Filme Creative Pool

Movie Connections:

Features "Der große Preis" (1972)

Awesome...now WHERE can I get a copy of the one-sheet?

Does anyone out there have a copy of the one-sheet for this movie (the poster used to promote it)? I'm an author (Andru Reeve) who wrote about this film in a book and now I would like to own and frame a one-sheet for my office. Will pay big bucks...

Now, on to the movie. "Paul Is Dead" is a coming-of-age tale that revolves uniquely around the famous fable of Beatle Paul McCartney's death. Although this rumor took place in the late 60s, the action in this film is moved forward 11 years to 1980 and a small town in Germany. A young boy, through an amazing concatenation of events, comes to believe that Paul is not only dead, but that he was MURDERED by an Englishman named Billy Shears. And Mr. Shears is right there, in young Tobias's tiny German hamlet! Tobias becomes a sleuth as he tries to figure out what is going on. At the same time, he grows up, passing from the lightheartedness of childhood into the harsh reality of the adult world. The film is both moving and oddly charming. A perfect "10". Can't wait to see this director's first Hollywood effort!