fiction.wikisort.org - Movie

The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time (German: Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit) is a film made in West Germany in 1985. It is written and directed by Alexander Kluge. The entire film was filmed in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany. The film's working title was Unheimlichkeit der Zeit. An alternate English title of the film is The Blind Director.

This article has an unclear citation style. (November 2011)

The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time
Directed by	Alexander Kluge
Written by	Alexander Kluge
Produced by	Alexander Kluge Willi Segler
Starring	Jutta Hoffmann Armin Mueller-Stahl Hans-Michael Rehberg
Cinematography	Hermann Fahr Werner Lüring Thomas Mauch
Edited by	Jane Seitz
Production companies	Kairos-Film Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt am Main Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Distributed by	Filmwelt (1985) (West Germany) (theatrical) Edition Filmmuseum (2007) (worldwide) (DVD)
Release dates	31 October 1985 (1985-10-31) (West Germany) 7 September 1986 (1986-09-07) (Canada (Toronto Festival of Festivals)) 21 September 1986 (1986-09-21) (USA) 20 June 1998 (1998-06-20) (Germany (TV premiere))
Running time	113 min
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Cast

• Jutta Hoffmann - Gertrud Meinecke
• Armin Mueller-Stahl - Blind Director
• Hans-Michael Rehberg - Herr von Gerlach
• Peter Roggisch - Großer Chef
• Rosel Zech - Ärztin
• Maria Slatinaru - Sängerin der Tosca
• Günther Reich - Sänger des Polizeichefs Scarpia
• Piero Visconti - Sänger des Cavaradossi
• Edgar M. Böhlke - Schrotthändler
• Henning Burk - Heimarbeiter
• Alfred Edel [de] - Motivforscher
• André Jung - Chauffeur Max
• Bernd Schmidt - Reporter
• Claudia Buckler - Dienstmädchen Elsa
• Rosemarie Fendel - Frau von Gerlach

Awards

At the German Film Awards ceremony of 1986, the film won a "Film Award in Silver" for the Shaping of a Feature Film (Kairos Film). It was also nominated for a "Film Award in Gold" in the category of "Outstanding Feature Film" (Kairos Film).

References

• The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time at strictly film school
• The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time in JSTORL New German Critique
• at Mendeley
• (German)
• (German)
• German

External links

• The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time at IMDb

---