Der Preis Fürs Überleben (1980)
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Synopsis of Der Preis Fürs Überleben
German director Hans Noever shot this crime drama in the U.S. in English, an unusual achievement at this time. The setting is Jefferson City, Missouri, and Joseph Randolph (Martin West), 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 (this is the U.S.) 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. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Der Preis Fürs Überleben
- Michel Piccoli - Rene Winterhalter
- Marilyn Clark - Betty Randolph
- Daniel Rosen - Thomas Randolph
- Kurt Weinzierl - Jim Maiello
- Al Christy - Mayor
- Leonard Belove - Henderson
- Martin West - Joseph C. Randolph
- Suzie Galler - Kathleen Randolph
- Ben Dova - Old Jim
- Michael Stumm - John Myers
- William Kuhlke - Investigator
- Paul Murphy - Nixon
- Director(s):
- Hans Noever
- Writer(s):
- Hans Noever
- Producer(s):
- Veith von Fuerstenberg
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