The Price of Survival
1980, German. Directed by Hans Noever.
Jefferson City, Missouri: Joseph Randolph, a VIP in a fictional electronics company, has just gotten the sack. The company bigwigs insist it is simply because of downsizing, but Randolph is not buying it. Enraged, he gets a handgun and shoots five managers to death. Then he turns himself in and is eventually put in a psychiatric hospital by the police. His family suffers a series of tragedies that leave only his daughter to wonder about why her father was committed to an institution. She joins with a visiting reporter from Chicago and another interested man, and all three start digging deeper into the company's history.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 18 February 1980
- Original title
- Der Preis fürs Überleben
- Country
- France, Germany
- Written by
- Hans Noever
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The Price of Survival runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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The Price of Survival isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 February 1980. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Price of Survival?
The Price of Survival (1980) was directed by Hans Noever and stars Michel Piccoli, Martin West, Marilyn Clark.