Der Starke Ferdinand
Fortnight 1976, Feature film, 1h38
Synopsis
The story of Ferdinand Rieche – « Ferdinand the Radical » – in charge of a factory’s security, is the story of a man who places above all security and order and thereby becomes himself dangerous for the Federal Republic of Germany.
Alexander KLUGE
Director
Alexander Kluge
Born in Halberstadt in 1932, he was a lawyer and head of Institut für Filmgestaltung at the Ulm University. He got known as a writer with « Lebenslaüfen » in 1962 and « Der Untergang des 6. Armee Schlachtbeschreibung » in 1964.
G.G. Hoffmann
Heinz Schubert
Verena Rudolph
Heinz Schubert
Verena Rudolph
Screenplay
Alexander Kluge
Image
Thomas Mauch
Editing
Heidi Genée
Music
Emil Waldteufel
Production : KAIROS FILM
Title in Original Version : Ferdinand Le Radical
Awards
Prix FIPRESCI
