Knife in the Head

Knife in the Head
Film poster
Directed by Reinhard Hauff
Produced by Wolf-Dietrich Brücker
Eberhard Junkersdorf
Written by Reinhard Hauff
Peter Schneider
Starring Bruno Ganz
Cinematography Frank Brühne
Edited by Peter Przygodda
Release date
  • 1978 (1978)
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

  1. "New York Times: Knife in the Head". NY Times. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  2. "1980 Award Winners". National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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