| Description |
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Eclipse from Criterion Collection. Series 39. Early Fassbinder
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Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)). Series 39, Early Fassbinder.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, (1.33:1) aspect ratio. |
| Language |
German dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
[Karl Scheydt], Elga Sorbas, Jan George, Hark Bohm, Marius Aicher, Margarethe von Trotta, Ulli Lommel, Katrin Schaake, Ingrid Caven, Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Kurt Raab, Irm Hermann, Gustl Datz, [Rainer Werner Fassbinder]. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1970 under German title: Amerikanische Soldat. |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, Dietrich Lohmann, Herbert Paetzold ; music, Peer Raben ; editor, Thea Eymèsz ; song "So much tenderness" by Fassbinder/Raben ; sung by Günther Kaufmann ; [art direction by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Kurt Raab]. |
| Note |
Issued as part of 5-disc set with Katzelmacher, Gods of the plague, Love is colder than death, Beware of the holy whore : Early Fassbinder. |
| Summary |
In this virtuoso deconstruction of gangster movie conventions, a Vietnam veteran becomes a hit man for the Munich police. |
| Subject |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Drama.
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Murder for hire -- Drama.
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Police -- Germany -- Munich -- Drama.
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Police corruption -- Germany -- Munich -- Drama.
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Murder for hire. (OCoLC)fst01029802
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Police. (OCoLC)fst01068398
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Police corruption. (OCoLC)fst01068588
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Veterans. (OCoLC)fst01165710
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Germany -- Munich.
(OCoLC)fst01205308
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Vietnam War (1961-1975) (OCoLC)fst01431664
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| Chronological Term |
1961-1975
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| Genre/Form |
Foreign language films -- German.
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Action and adventure films. (OCoLC)fst01710568
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Crime films. (OCoLC)fst01710477
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Gangster films. (OCoLC)fst01710308
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Gangster films.
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Adventure films.
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Feature films.
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Gangster films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Crime films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Fassbinder, Rainer Werner, 1945-1982, screenwriter, film director, actor, composer (expression), art director.
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Scheydt, Karl, actor.
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Sorbas, Elga, actor.
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George, Jan, actor.
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Bohm, Hark, 1939- actor.
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Aicher, Marius, 1944- actor.
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Trotta, Margarethe von. actor.
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Lommel, Ulli, actor.
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Schaake, Katrin, actor.
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Caven, Ingrid, actor.
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Scholz, Eva-Ingeborg, 1928- actor.
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Raab, Kurt, 1941-1988, actor, art director.
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Hermann, Irm, actor.
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Datz, Gustl, 1904-1984, actor.
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Lohmann, Dietrich, 1941-1997, director of photography.
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Paetzold, Herbert, director of photography.
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Raben, Peer, composer (expression)
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Eymèsz, Thea, editor of moving image work.
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Kaufmann, Günther, 1947-2012, vocalist.
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation.
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Antiteater (Organization)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Janus Films.
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| Note |
English title on container and disc label: American soldier |
| ISBN |
9781604657708 |
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1604657707 |
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9781604657661 (Early Fassbinder 5-disc set) |
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1604657669 (Early Fassbinder 5-disc set) |
| Music No. |
ECL176 Criterion Collection (set) |
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ECL180 Criterion Collection |
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