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In Danger and Deep Distress, the Middleway Spells Certain Death (German: In Gefahr und größter Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod) is a 1974 drama film directed by Alexander Kluge and Edgar Reitz. It is set in Frankfurt and tells the story of two women, one who sleeps with many men and steals their wallets, and one who is a spy for East Germany. The film mimics the style of documentaries, with actual documentary footage from the city as well as essayistic aspects.

In Danger and Deep Distress, the Middleway Spells Certain Death
Directed by	Alexander Kluge Edgar Reitz
Written by	Alexander Kluge Edgar Reitz
Produced by	Edgar Reitz Alexander Kluge
Cinematography	Edgar Reitz Alfred Hürmer
Edited by	Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Release date	18 December 1974 (1974-12-18)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

It was released in Germany on 18 December 1974. It received the Deutscher Filmpreis for Best Editing and Best Musical Dramaturgy.[1]

Cast

• Dagmar Bödderich as Inge Maier
• Jutta Winkelmann as Rita Müller-Eisert
• Alfred Edel [de] as Bieringer
• Norbert Kentrup as Max Endrich
• Jutta Thomasius as J. Thomasius
• Hans Drawe as Dietzlaff

References

External links

• In Danger and Deep Distress, the Middleway Spells Certain Death at Edgar Reitz' website (in German)
• In Danger and Deep Distress, the Middleway Spells Certain Death at IMDb

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