Clinch
1979, German. Directed by John Cook.
Although he spent a relatively short period of his life in Austria, Canadian-born John Cook (1935–2001) remained, in his own words, "Viennese by choice.” Having worked as a commercial photographer in Paris, Cook’s […] first “regular” production was Schwitzkasten, based on a novel by the leftist writer Helmut Zenker. Today, the film is considered one of the few undisputed masterpieces of the New Austrian Cinema: a freewheeling, tender, and strangely humorous portrait of working-class (and out-of-work) lives.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 1 January 1979
- Original title
- Schwitzkasten
- Country
- Austria
- Written by
- John Cook
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Clinch runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Clinch isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1979. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked Clinch, try Paula, Salomé, What Maisie Knew.
Who directed Clinch?
Clinch (1979) was directed by John Cook and stars Hermann Juranek, Christa Schubert, Johanna Froidl.