Dirt
1986, German. Directed by Paulus Manker.
"An allegory on the obsessive ousider and the banal roots of totalitarianism"
Josef "Schmutz" (german for "dirt"), a security guard obsessed with duty and cleanliness, is given the task of guarding a decommissioned industrial plant. While maintaining his devotion to the authority of property right, the self-proclaimed "Representative of Ownership" is himself slowly losing his sense of reality.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 27 November 1986
- Original title
- Schmutz
- Country
- Austria
- Written by
- Paulus Manker
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Dirt runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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Dirt isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 November 1986. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Dirt?
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Who directed Dirt?
Dirt (1986) was directed by Paulus Manker and stars Fritz Schediwy, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Siggi Schwientek.