Movie Description
Der Preis fürs Überleben
(1980)Overview
German director Hans Noever shot this crime drama in the U.S. in English, an unusual achievement at this time. The setting is Jefferson City, Missouri, and Joseph Randolph, a VIP in a fictional electronics company, has just gotten the sack. The company bigwigs insist it is simply because of downsizing, but Randolph is not buying it. Enraged, he gets a handgun (this is the U.S.) and shoots five managers to death. Then he turns himself in and is eventually put in a psychiatric hospital by the police. His family suffers a series of tragedies that leave only his daughter to wonder about why her father was committed to an institution. She joins with a visiting reporter from Chicago and another interested man, and all three start digging deeper into the company's history.
Featured Crew
- Director : Hans Noever
- Producer : Elvira Senft,Molly von Fürstenberg,Denyse Noever,Michel Piccoli
- Writer : Hans Noever
- Editor : Christa Wernicke
- Cast : Michel Piccoli,Martin West,Marilyn Clark,Suzie Galler,Ben Dova,Leonard Belove,Michael Stumm,Daniel Rosen,William Kuhlke,Roger Burget,Al Christy,Jack Layton,Kurt Weinzierl,Henry Effertz,Charles Jones,John Haseltine,Charles Devault,Ken Myers,Don Shinkle,Kurt Koepke,Jack Plympton,Jane McMahon,Paul Murphy
Cast
René Winterhalter
Joseph C. Randolph
Betty Randolph
Kathleen Randolph
Old Jim
Henderson
Thomas Randolph
Posters
Facts
Original TitleDer Preis fürs Überleben
Status Released
Release Information
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1980-02-18
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 43m
Production CompaniesPopular Filmproduktion,DNS-Filmproduktion,BR,Films 66
Genres
- Drama
