The Middle of the Road Is a Very Dead End / Strongman Ferdinand - 2-DVD Set ( In Gefahr und größter Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod / Der starke Ferdinand ) ( In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death )

The Middle of the Road Is a Very Dead End / Strongman Ferdinand - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

$43.99

Original Title: In Gefahr und größter Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod / Der starke Ferdinand
Alternate Title: In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Chinese ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Russian ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
177 min + 62 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film
Black & White
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1974 - 197 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Alexander Kluge

Written By:
Alexander Kluge
Edgar Reitz

Actors:
Dagmar Bödderich ..... Inge Maier
Jutta Winkelmann ..... Rita Müller-Eisert
Alfred Edel ..... Bieringer
Norbert Kentrup ..... Max Endrich
Willi Muench ..... J. Thomasius
Jutta Thomasius ..... Dietzlaff
Hans Drawe
Christoph Giercke
Utz Rausch
Kurt Jürgens
Heinz Schubert ..... Ferdinand Rieche
Vérénice Rudolph ..... Gertie Kahlmann
Joachim Hackethal ..... Kniebeling
Gert Günther Hoffmann ..... Wilutzki
Heinz Schimmelpfennig ..... Ganter
Siegfried Wischnewski ..... Kobras
Erich Kleiber ..... Rosotschke
Daphne Wagner ..... Dr. Haferkamp
Hans Faber ..... Narrator (voice)
Rudolf Bockelmann
Wolfgang Scherer
Klaus Altmann
Barbara Assmann
Hark Bohm
Klaus Dersch
Christoph Geraths
Alexander Kluge
Franz Kollasch
Uwe Müntmann
Karl-Heinz Thomas
Rudolf Wessely
Marga Wiedner

Synopsis:

The Middle of the Road Is a Very Dead End (1974)
Interweaving a number of disparate fictitious and documentary strands into a nightmarish portrait of life in the Federal Republic, Kluge's fascinating exploration of perception effectively consists of a plethora of short films held together by director's keen eye for striking parallels and unexpected associations.

Strongman Ferdinand (1976)
Ferdinand Rieche (Heinz Schubert) was a policeman, but found the legal constraints of that profession too stifling. He gets into the business of protecting manufacturing plants and outfits and trains his men like a private army expecting an invasion. After his excesses prove too much for his bosses, he is fired, and Ferdinand takes his strong opinions back into public life.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 03 October, 2009.

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