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At the Fountainhead (Of German Strength) (1980)
Directed by Anthea Kennedy, Nick Burton
Drama, Documentary · 1h 32m
A rich and challenging account of the experiences of a German Jewish musician who settled in Britain to escape Nazi persecution. Two of his friends are being sued by a former SS Kommandant, who denies their accusation that he was responsible for the genocide of 300 Belgians. Documentary interviews and archive footage merge with dramatised scenes to create a new way of representing history and memory.
Cast
Paul Geoffrey
Johannes Schmidt
Michael Mellinger
Johannes Schmidt
V
Val Kennedy
Johannes Schmidt
B
Brigitte Kahn
Sophie Vogel
G
Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Langsdorf
Frederick Jaeger
Kurt Langsdorf
Stacey Tendeter
Author
A
Alister Cameron
1st Policeman
S
Stephen Kane
2nd Policeman
W
William Keddell
Young Kurt
A
Andrew Wyllie
Young Gerhard
D
David Shawyer
Löwenstein
Crew
- Director
- Anthea Kennedy, Nick Burton
- Director of Photography
- Patrick Duval
- Editor
- Anthea Kennedy, Nick Burton
Details
- Release date
- 1980-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- British Film Institute Production Board