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Summary
In a futuristic, totalitarian society wherein the government controls all facets of the media, a homicide detective investigates a string of bombings and uncovers more than he bargained for.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+26)
Critics 86Audiences 60GoodWatch 72
Tomatometer86%
Audience score62%
IMDb5.8
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for sci-fi movies, +7 min on the typical 99
typical 99106Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 109 countries
+99Released
1982
July 16, 1982
44 years ago
Genres
Science FictionThrillerLanguage
German
Original language
Made in
- Germany
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more22 people
- Rainer Werner FassbinderPolice Lieutenant Jansen
- Günther KaufmannAnton
- BGBoy GobertCEO
- Arnold MarquisPolice President
- Richy MüllerNephew
- Brigitte MiraPersonnel Director
- Nicole HeestersBarbara
- Franco NeroWeiss
- JHJörg HolmVice President
- Hans WyprächtigerZerling
- PJPetra JokischElena Farr
- AMAndreas MannkopffWechselschichtregisseur
- UKUte KoskaDoctor
Frank RipplohGangster
Hans-Eckart EckhardtCop
Christoph BaumannDetective- JLJuliane LorenzNurse
- CHChristel HarthausCop
Richard NixonSelf (voice) (archive footage)
Neil ArmstrongSelf (voice) (archive footage)- MCMichael ChevalierWeiss (voice)
- THTraudel HaasElena Farr (voice)
Directing · 4
- Wolf Gremm Director, Screenplay
- Christine Kabisch Assistant Director
- Sybille Ludwig Script Supervisor
- Karin Viesel Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Robert Katz Screenplay
- Per Wahlöö Novel
Production · 11
- Michael Böhme Executive Producer
- Regina Ziegler Producer
- Rainer-Götz Otto Publicist
- Denis Manntz Production Driver
- Michael Lentz Co-Producer
- Monika Zellmer Production Accountant
Camera · 4
- Xaver Schwarzenberger Director of Photography
- Franz Michael Stöger Grip
- Leo Weisse Still Photographer
- Josef Vavra Assistant Camera
Editing · 3
- Thorsten Näter Editor
- Galip Iyitanir Assistant Editor
- Stefan Beckers Assistant Editor
Sound · 4
- Edgar Froese Original Music Composer
- Hans-Dieter Schwarz Sound Mixer
- Jochen Hergersberg Sound Assistant
- Gunther Kortwich Sound
Art · 7
- Horst D. Furcht Production Design
- Roland Mabille Production Design
- Rudolf Pastor Art Department Assistant
- Bernhard Langer Art Department Assistant
- Joachim Hess Art Department Assistant
- Thomas Schappert Props
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Barbara Naujock Costume Design
- Ursula Sonntag Costume Design
- Gabriele Trutz Makeup Artist
Lighting · 4
- Bernd Meckelein Lighting Technician
- Siegmar Brüggenthies Lighting Technician
- Hartmut Köhler Gaffer
- Wolfgang Kluge Lighting Technician
Other crew · 5
- Evelyn Gutkind-Bienert Stunts
- Harald P. Wieczorek Stunts
- Günther Schaidt Special Effects
- Heidrun Schmandt Catering
- Lothar Tropp Special Effects
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