The American Soldier

Name: The American Soldier
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1970
Rating: 70.16666666666667
Cast: Karl Scheydt, Elga Sorbas, Jan George, Hark Bohm, Ulli Lommel

1970·Movie

1h 20min

Ratings

70/100

My ScoreNot Rated

6.5

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79|55

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Where to Watch

Not available to stream in CH (flatrate)

About

Trained to be the best

Ricky returns to Munich from Vietnam and is promptly hired as a contract killer.

DNA

Genres: Buddy Film Buddy Cop
Mood: DarkBleakTenseUnsettlingGritty
Themes: Moral AmbiguityThe Cost Of Ambition
Plot: Post-War TraumaPersonal DemonsCriminal UnderworldContract KillingHitman's JobMurder-For-HireUnfulfilled Redemption
Time: 1970sPost-Vietnam War
Place: MunichVietnam
Cinematic Style: Long TakesHandheld Camera Work
Costume and Set: Modern AttireUrban Setting

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Crew

Directed by:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Kurt Raab, Dietrich Lohmann

Written by:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Produced by:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Peer Raben

Composed by:

Peer Raben

Cast

Karl Scheydt

Ricky

Elga Sorbas

Rosa von Praunheim

Hark Bohm

Doc

Ulli Lommel

Tony le Gitano

Katrin Schaake

Magdalena Fuller

Margarethe von Trotta

Maid

Ingrid Caven

Singer

Eva Ingeborg Scholz

Ricky's Mother

Kurt Raab

Ricky's Brother

Irm Hermann

Whore

Gustl Datz

Chief of Police

Marquard Bohm

Private Detective (uncredited)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Franz Walsch (uncredited)

Peer Raben

Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)

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