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2 videodiscs (88 min.) : color, sound, 4 3/4 in.
An office block lift gets stuck between two floors. Trapped within are an executive and his former mistress, a punk youth and a nondescript accountant clutching a briefcase filled with cash that he has embezzled. The film is about the relationships that develop between these characters.
"On a Friday evening, four people board the elevator in an office building. After it gets stuck, they soon realize that their cries for help go unheeded. Desperate, they decide to free themselves on their own and climb out through a hatch. When their lives are in great danger, a fight breaks out and the situation escalates completely. With every additional minute in this claustrophobic narrowness, the veil of superficiality lifts and reveals a glimpse into the human abyss that is much deeper than the elevator shaft beneath their feet."--Container.
Subkultur-Entertainment [logo] ; CineVox-Filmverleih zeigt ; eine Laura Film/Mutoscop Film production ; ein Carl Schenkel film ; Dialoge, Frank Göhre ; produziert von Thomas Schühly & Mathias Deyle ; Buch & Regie, Carl Schenkel.
Subkultur Films [now Subkultur USA] is a sister label of Vinegar Syndrome ; OCN Distributionof is the sister company of Vinegar Syndrome.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
Bonus features include: Region Free 4k UHD/Blu-ray ; Interview with actor Hannes Jaenicke (approx 28 Min.) ; Interview DP Jacques Steyn (approx 19 Min.) ; Alternate version (with SD Inserts) ; Isolated music track (DTS-HD Master Audio) ; German theatrical trailer ; Gallery.
Götz George, Renée Soutendijk, Wolfgang Kieling, Hannes Jaenicke.
Blu-ray disc, Regions A, B, C ; aspect ratio:1.66:1 presentation; German DTS HD-MA 5.1; requires Blu-ray player.
German or dubbed English dialogue, with optional English subtitles and subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Cinematography, Jacques Steyn; editing, Norbert Herzner; music, Jacques Zwart.
Bavarian Film Awards, 1985: Bavarian Film Award in Best Direction (Carl Schenkel).
Fantasporto, 1985: Audience Jury Award/ Special Mention (Carl Schenkel). International Fantasy Film Award in Best Direction (Carl Schenkel).
German Film Awards, 1985: Film Award in Gold in Best Direction (Carl Schenkel), Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Götz George), Best Cinematography (Jacques Steyn).
Munich Film Festival, 1985: Chaplin Shoe in Best Actor (Götz George).