Description |
2 videodisc (DVD)s (237 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.+ 1 booklet. ([4] pages : illustrations ; 18 cm) |
Contents |
In gefahr und grösster Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod = In danger and in deep distress, the middleway spells certain death (86 min.) -- Biermann-Film (1974 ; 3 min.) -- Porträt einer Bewährung = Policeman's lot (1964 ; 12 min.) -- Strongman Ferdinand (1976 ; 91 min.) -- Ich war Hitler's Bodygaurd = I was Hitler's bodyguard (1999 ; 45 min.) |
Summary |
In gefahr und grösster Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod: A female prostitute and thief makes her way through Frankfurt am Main with a female GDR spy in 1974 during carnival time. Der starke Ferdinand: A fundamentalist of the security forces, the chief of plant security Rieche has more proficiency in his job than his superiors permit. He needs to somehow demonstrate that his position is valuable |
Notes |
Title from the container |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1974 (In gefahr und grösster Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod) and 1976 (Der starke Ferdinand) |
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Der starke Ferdinand based on the short story, Ein Bolschewist des Kapitals from Lernprozesse mit tödlichem Ausgang by Alexander Kluge |
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Presented in TV format 4:3 |
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DVD-ROM texts include: In gefahr und grösster Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod, Ein Bolschewik des Kapitals, and Wenn man sein Gewissen dressiert |
Credits |
In gefahr und grösster Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod: written and produced by Alexander Kluge and Edgar ;,cinematography, Edgar Reitz, Alfred Ḧurmer, Günter Hörmann ; edited by Beata Maika-Jellinghaus; Der starke Ferdinand: written & directed by Alexander Kluge; cinematography, Thomas Mauch; edited by Heidi Genée; Ich war Hitler's Bodyguard: written & directed by Alexander Kluge |
Cast |
In gefahr und grösster Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod: Dagmar Bödderich, Jutta Winkelmann, Norbert Kentrup, Kurt Jürgens, Alfred Edel, Jutta Thomasius.; Ich war Hitler's Bodyguard: Peter Berling |
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Der starke Ferdinand: Heinz Schubert, Verena Rudolph, Gert Günther Höffmann, Joachim Hackethal, Heinz Schimmelpfennig, Siegfried Wischnewski |
Notes |
DVD, PAL; region code 0; Dolby digital 2.0 ( mono) |
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In German with subtitles available in English, French, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish; text of booklet in German and English |
Subject |
Prostitutes -- Germany (West) -- Drama.
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Thieves -- Germany (West) -- Drama.
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Detectives -- Germany (West) -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films
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Fiction films
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Short films
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Author |
Kluge, Alexander, 1932-
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Reitz, Edgar.
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Bödderich, Dagmar
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Winkelmann, Jutta, 1950-
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Kentrup, Norbert.
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Jürgens, Kurt.
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Edel, Alfred, 1932-1993.
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Thomasius, Jutta.
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Schubert, Heinz, 1925-1999.
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Rudolph, Verenice, 1951-
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Hoffmann, Gert Günther, 1929-1997.
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Hackethal, Joachim, 1924-2003.
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Schimmelpfennig, Heinz.
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Wischnewski, Siegfried, 1922-1989.
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Berling, Peter, 1934-2017.
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Kluge, Alexander, 1932-
Lernprozesse mit tödlichem Ausgang
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Edition Filmmuseum (Firm)
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Münchner Stadtmuseum. Abteilung Film.
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Goethe-Institut (Munich, Germany)
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