In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death

5.1 / 10

(8 votes)

Combining fictional and documentary modes, the film takes a critical stance toward Frankfurt's public sphere and urban redevelopment. Despite the serious formal and political concerns of the film, Kluge's heightened sense of the absurd safeguards a reserve of utopian optimism.

Country:

Germany

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

86 minutes

Year:

1974

Director:

Alexander Kluge

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Company:

Kairos-Film

Cast:
Dagmar Bödderich

Inge Maier

Jutta Winkelmann

Rita Müller-Eisert

Kurt Jürgens

Alfred Edel

Bieringer

Norbert Kentrup

Max Endrich

Crew:
Alexander Kluge

Director

Edgar Reitz

Director

Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus

Editor

Alexander Kluge

Writer

Edgar Reitz

Writer