Directed by:
Wolf-Eckart BühlerScreenplay:
Wolf-Eckart BühlerCinematography:
Peter GauheComposer:
Konstantin WeckerCast:
Rüdiger Vogler, Roger Fritz, Edgar Selge, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Konstantin Wecker, Hannes Wader, Kristina van Eyck, Laurens Straub, Susann B. Winter (more)Plots(1)
“The self-critical autobiography of seafarer, partisan fighter, Hollywood star, communist, and FBI collaborator Sterling Hayden as a literary adaptation, in-depth analysis, didactic political piece, an excursion into film noir, in the spirit of Straub & Huillet, Brecht, Peter Weiss and Keller’s Green Henry. An almost symphonically built up work, with the title role split between three actors, the music composed by Konstantin Wecker, the fierce piano piece at the beginning providing a foretaste of the wild journey awaiting the audience. A political film – even more so today than ever. Adaptation and self-betrayal are everywhere.” (Alf Mayer) (Locarno Festival)
(more)Cast
Rüdiger Vogler
German Empire
Best movies:
Kings of the Road (1976)
Alice in the Cities (1974)
Die Kinderklinik (1993) (series)
Roger Fritz
German Empire
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Cross of Iron (1977)
Despair (1978)
Edgar Selge
Best movies:
Hamsun (1996)
The Experiment (2001)
The Poll Diaries (2010)
Hans-Michael Rehberg
German Empire
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Der Totmacher (1995)
Konstantin Wecker
Germany
Best movies:
Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness (1979)
Wunderkinder (2011)
Peppermint Peace (1983)
Hannes Wader
German Empire
Kristina van Eyck
USA
Best movies:
Fantômas (1980) (series)
Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment (1981)
Liebe in anderen Umständen (2009) (TV movie)
Laurens Straub
Netherlands
Best movies:
Fuhrer Ex (2002)
Susann B. Winter
Best movies:
Die Supernasen (1983)
Burkhard Driest
German Empire
Best movies:
Stroszek (1977)
Cross of Iron (1977)
Querelle (1982)
Dieter Schidor
Germany
Best movies:
Via Mala (1985) (series)
Satan's Brew (1976)
I Only Want You to Love Me (1976) (TV movie)
Nicolas Brieger
German Empire
Best movies:
Tatort (1970) (series)
Alles außer Mord! (1994) (series)
Sterling Hayden (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)