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Knife in the Back (1975)
Directed by Ottokar Runze
Drama · 1h 37m
At night, a violent confrontation between a pimp and a Greek guest worker takes place on Hamburg's Reeperbahn, resulting in the latter's death. In the subsequent trial before a jury, contradictory statements make it difficult to decide whether this was an intentional act or an accident.
Cast
Hans Brenner
Hans Eder
Karl-Heinz Vosgerau
Werner
Hellmut Lange
Untersuchungsrichter
F
Fritz Hollenbeck
Verteidiger
Barbara Valentin
Prostituierte
Isolde Barth
Prostituierte
Lutz Mackensy
Richter
Günter Lamprecht
Schöffe
Matthias Ponnier
Bordellangestellter
Gert Haucke
Schöffe
H
Horst Hesslein
Barkeeper
Crew
- Director
- Ottokar Runze
Details
- Original title
- Das Messer im Rücken
- Release date
- 1975-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- Ottokar Runze Filmproduktion