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In gefahr und grösster Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod : & Der starke Ferdindand /

In gefahr und grösster Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod: A female prostitute and thief makes her way through Frankfurt am Main with a female GDR spy in 1974 during carnival time. Der starke Ferdinand: A fundamentalist of the security forces, the chief of plant security Rieche has more proficiency i...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Edition Filmmuseum (Firm), Münchner Stadtmuseum. Abteilung Film, Goethe-Institut (Munich, Germany)
Other Authors: Kluge, Alexander, 1932-, Reitz, Edgar, Böddrich, Dagmar, Winkelmann, Jutta, 1950-, Kentrup, Norbert, Jürgens, Kurt, Edel, Alfred, 1932-1993, Thomasius, Jutta, Schubert, Heinz, 1925-1999, Rudolph, Verenice, 1951-, Hoffmann, Gert Günther, 1929-1997, Hackethal, Joachim, 1924-2003, Schimmelpfennig, Heinz, Wischnewski, Siegfried, 1922-1989, Berling, Peter, 1934-
Format: Video DVD
Language:German
Language Notes:In German with subtitles available in English, French, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish; text of booklet in German and English.
Published: München : Edition Filmmuseum, [2007]
Subjects:
Prostitutes > Germany (West) > Drama.
Thieves > Germany (West) > Drama.
Detectives > Germany (West) > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Short films.
Motion pictures, German.
Foreign films.
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Summary:In gefahr und grösster Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod: A female prostitute and thief makes her way through Frankfurt am Main with a female GDR spy in 1974 during carnival time. Der starke Ferdinand: A fundamentalist of the security forces, the chief of plant security Rieche has more proficiency in his job than his superiors permit. He needs to somehow demonstrate that his position is valuable.
Item Description:Title from the container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1974 (In gefahr und grösster Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod) and 1976 (Der starke Ferdinand).
Der starke Ferdinand based on the short story, Ein Bolschewist des Kapitals from Lernprozesse mit tödlichem Ausgang by Alexander Kluge.
Presented in TV format 4:3.
DVD-ROM texts include: In gefahr und grösster Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod, Ein Bolschewik des Kapitals, and Wenn man sein Gewissen dressiert.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (237 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. ([4] pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.).
Format:DVD, PAL; region code 0; Dolby digital 2.0 ( mono).
Production Credits:In gefahr und grösster Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod: written and produced by Alexander Kluge and Edgar ;,cinematography, Edgar Reitz, Alfred Ḧurmer, Günter Hörmann ; edited by Beata Maika-Jellinghaus; Der starke Ferdinand: written & directed by Alexander Kluge; cinematography, Thomas Mauch; edited by Heidi Genée; Ich war Hitler's Bodyguard: written & directed by Alexander Kluge.