Knife in the Head
| Knife in the Head | |
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| Directed by | Reinhard Hauff |
| Written by | Reinhard Hauff Peter Schneider |
| Produced by | Wolf-Dietrich Brücker Eberhard Junkersdorf |
| Starring | Bruno Ganz |
| Cinematography | Frank Brühne |
| Edited by | Peter Przygodda |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Knife in the Head (German: Messer im Kopf) is a 1978 West German drama film directed by Reinhard Hauff and starring Bruno Ganz.[1]
Cast
- Bruno Ganz as Berthold Hoffmann
- Angela Winkler as Ann Hoffmann
- Hans Christian Blech vAnleitner
- Heinz Hoenig as Volker
- Hans Brenner as Scholz
- Udo Samel as Schurig
- Eike Gallwitz as Dr. Groeske
- Carla Egerer as Schwester Angelika
- Gabriele Dossi as Schwester Emilie
- Hans Fuchs as Chefarzt
- Gert Burkard as Institutsdirektor
- Erich Kleiber as Pfortner
- Karl-Heinz Merz as Patient (as Karl Heinz Merz)
- Ursel Lessoing as Frau Schurig
- Heinz Hürländer as Kommissar (as Heinz Hurlander)
Critical reception
The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film of the year by the U.S. National Board of Review.[2]
References
- ^ "New York Times: Knife in the Head". NY Times. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ^ "1980 Award Winners". National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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