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Warum läuft Herr R. Amok

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Kurt Raab and Lilith Ungerer in Warum läuft Herr R. Amok (1970)
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With slicked-down hair and three-piece suits, dependable Herr Raab is a technical draftsman. He gets along with his colleagues although his boss wants him to go beyond technical cleanliness ... Read allWith slicked-down hair and three-piece suits, dependable Herr Raab is a technical draftsman. He gets along with his colleagues although his boss wants him to go beyond technical cleanliness to problem solving. He's a dutiful husband; his wife's a social climber and pushes him to ... Read allWith slicked-down hair and three-piece suits, dependable Herr Raab is a technical draftsman. He gets along with his colleagues although his boss wants him to go beyond technical cleanliness to problem solving. He's a dutiful husband; his wife's a social climber and pushes him to seek a promotion, but they also share sweet moments. He's a caring father, helping his son... Read all
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    • Directors
      • Michael Fengler
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder(credit only)
    • Writers
      • Michael Fengler
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder(credit only)
    • Stars
      • Lilith Ungerer
      • Kurt Raab
      • Amadeus Fengler
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Michael Fengler
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder(credit only)
    • Writers
      • Michael Fengler
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder(credit only)
    • Stars
      • Lilith Ungerer
      • Kurt Raab
      • Amadeus Fengler
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    • 18User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    Warum läuft Herr R. Amok (1970)
    Carla Egerer and Eva Pampuch in Warum läuft Herr R. Amok (1970)
    Kurt Raab in Warum läuft Herr R. Amok (1970)
    Lilith Ungerer in Warum läuft Herr R. Amok (1970)
    Warum läuft Herr R. Amok (1970)
    Warum läuft Herr R. Amok (1970)

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    Lilith Ungerer
    Lilith Ungerer
    • Frau R.
    Kurt Raab
    Kurt Raab
    • Herr R.
    Amadeus Fengler
    • Der Sohn
    Lilo Pempeit
    • Kollegin im Büro
    Franz Maron
    Franz Maron
    • Chef
    Harry Baer
    Harry Baer
    • Kollege im Büro
    • (as Harry Bär)
    Peter Moland
    • Kollege im Büro
    Hanna Schygulla
    Hanna Schygulla
    • Hanna
    Ingrid Caven
    Ingrid Caven
    • Nachbarin
    Irm Hermann
    Irm Hermann
    • Nachbarin
    Doris Mattes
    • Nachbarin
    Hannes Gromball
    Hannes Gromball
    • Nachbar
    Vinzenz Sterr
    • Opa Raab
    • (as Herr Sterr)
    Maria Sterr
    • Oma Raab
    • (as Frau Sterr)
    Peer Raben
    • Schulfreund
    Eva Pampuch
    • Schallplattenverkäuferin
    Carla Egerer
    Carla Egerer
    • Schallplattenverkäuferin
    • (as Carla Aulaulu)
    Hanna Axmann-Rezzori
    Hanna Axmann-Rezzori
      • Directors
        • Michael Fengler
        • Rainer Werner Fassbinder(credit only)
      • Writers
        • Michael Fengler
        • Rainer Werner Fassbinder(credit only)
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      • Trivia
        In 2003 on a interview for Village Voice Hanna Schygulla claimed that this film was completely done by director Michael Fengler, whereas purported co-director Rainer Werner Fassbinder had nothing to do with the actual film. She also claimed that film was almost completely improvised which wasn't Fassbinder's way to make movies. Fassbinder still is credited as director and writer on the actual film and on many official sources, including Fassbinder Foundation's website. This fact has been confirmed by Michael Fengler himself in the 2008 documentation Gegenschuss - Aufbruch der Filmemacher (2008). He reported, that Fassbinder was involved neither in writing nor in directing of the movie and has visited the movie set at most twice during shooting.
      • Goofs
        When Herr R. leaves the doctor the camera team can be seen in the mirror on the wall.
      • Connections
        Featured in Sehnsucht nach Sodom (1989)
      • Soundtracks
        Stand by Me
        Written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

        Performed by Ben E. King

      User reviews18

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      8/10
      Highly Assured And Unsettling Early Fassbinder
      Co-directed by the young Fassbinder (then only 25 years old) with his friend and producer Michael Fengler, 'Herr R.' shows Fassbinder's tendency to get up the nose of the middle class.

      Here, in opposition to his more characteristically considered style, a shaky hand-held camera eavesdrops on the eponymous Herr R.(played to perfection by the great Kurt Raab) who is tediously seen at his work, with his wife, during a visit from his parents and the like, while slowly unwinding inside.

      Long takes predominate and we are also let into the life of Herr R.'s pretty but equally vapid wife for whom he, in a most affecting scene, buys a record without knowing the singer or song title - much to the shameless merriment of the shop-girls who serve him. Fassbinder keeps the tension tightly wound throughout and it is this knowing sense of what to show and when to withhold that gives the greatest indication that this is the work of a man who was to become one of Europe's greatest film-makers since Ingmar Bergman.

      No doubt, many will find the extreme sense of realism and boredom too oppressive but 'Herr R.' has proved to be highly influential on a much later generation of film-makers and still retains the power to provoke and unsettle.
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      • Dec 15, 2006

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      • Release date
        • November 17, 1977 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • West Germany
      • Language
        • German
      • Also known as
        • Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
      • Filming locations
        • Müllerstraße 40, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
      • Production companies
        • Antiteater-Produktion
        • Maran Film
        • Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR)
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      • Budget
        • DEM 135,000 (estimated)
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 28 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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