The Fall
Der Sturz
Release: 1979-01-18
·Runtime: 103m
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Germany
Cast
Kurt Weinzierl
as Dr. Freudenreich
Max Strecker
as Herr Kaiser
Dietrich Mattausch
Franz Buchrieser
as Anselm Kristlein
Eva Maria Meineke
as Rosa Blomich
Marquard Bohm
Franziska Walser
Hannelore Elsner
as Alissa Kristlein
Wolfgang Kieling
as Edmund Gabriel
Kurt Raab
as Theopont Dirlewanger
Mady Rahl
as Frau Eltron
