The Fall
1979, German. Directed by Alf Brustellin.
Film adaptation of the last part of Martin Walser's "Kristlein Trilogy": After the perpetually failing intellectual Anselm Kristlein had to make a living as a sales representative and advertising copywriter in "Halbzeit" and became a writer in "Das Einhorn" (filmed in 1977 by Peter Patzak), he now tries his hand as the owner of a pinball arcade in Munich, loses his wife's fortune, and returns to Lake Constance in a chaotic state of mind.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Alf BrustellinDirector
- Franz BuchrieserAnselm Kristlein
- Hannelore ElsnerAlissa Kristlein
- Wolfgang KielingEdmund Gabriel
- Eva Maria MeinekeRosa Blomich
- Kurt RaabTheopont Dirlewanger
- Mady RahlFrau Eltron
- Kurt WeinzierlDr. Freudenreich
- Max StreckerHerr Kaiser
- Marquard BohmCast
- Dieter AugustinCast
- Dietrich MattauschCast
- Franziska WalserCast
Details
- Released
- 18 January 1979
- Original title
- Der Sturz
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Alf Brustellin, Bernhard Sinkel
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The Fall runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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Who directed The Fall?
The Fall (1979) was directed by Alf Brustellin and stars Franz Buchrieser, Hannelore Elsner, Wolfgang Kieling.