Knife in the Head

Knife in the Head

Release date : November 17, 1978
Runtime : 1h 48m
Countries of origin : Germany /
Original Language : German /
Director : Reinhard Hauff /
Writers : Peter Schneider /
Production companies : Neue Bioskop Film /
November 17, 1978 1h 48m Germany Drama German More
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One night when seeking his estranged wife, Hoffmann goes to the youth center where she works. The police are there rounding up radicals who frequent the center - Hoffmann runs into the building and ends up being shot in the head. He awakens with brain trauma, partially paralyzed and unable to speak. The police accuse him of stabbing an officer; the radicals herald him as an innocent victim of police brutality. During his slow recovery at the hospital, Hoffmann must piece together his life and struggle to remember the events of that night.
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Bruno Ganz
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Udo Samel
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Eike Gallwitz
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Carla Egerer
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Gabriele Dossi
Schwester Emilie
Hans Fuchs
Chefarzt
Gert Burkard
Institutsdirektor Ahrens
Karl Scheydt
Kommissar
Erich Kleiber
Pförtner Arnold

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  • title:Knife in the Head
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1978
  • Runtime:1h 48m
  • Genres: Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: Germany ·
  • Original Language: German ·
  • Director: Reinhard Hauff /
  • Writers: Peter Schneider ·
  • Production companies: Neue Bioskop Film ·
  • Overview:One night when seeking his estranged wife, Hoffmann goes to the youth center where she works. The police are there rounding up radicals who frequent the center - Hoffmann runs into the building and ends up being shot in the head. He awakens with brain trauma, partially paralyzed and unable to speak. The police accuse him of stabbing an officer; the radicals herald him as an innocent victim of police brutality. During his slow recovery at the hospital, Hoffmann must piece together his life and struggle to remember the events of that night.
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