In the Sign of the Cross

Overview

Fictional story of a traffic accident that triggers a catastrophe near a small village in 1990. A liquefied gas truck collides with a transport truck carrying radioactive material for reprocessing. An accident that was never thought possible by human standards. The radioactivity released must be contained at all costs. Not only the catastrophic consequences of the radiation, but also the panicked, irrational and inhumane behavior of those trapped in the village and the German army are portrayed in an almost unbearable way in this film.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 16, 1983

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

WDR,Sender Freies Berlin

Cast

Werner Haindl,Robert Tillian,Hermann Lause,Rainer Christian Nehring,Rita Ziegler,Jo Bolling,Christian Fuchs,Peter Faerber,Edith Neitzel,Mathias Nitschkeand 12 more

Director

Rainer Boldt

Writer

Rainer Boldt,Hans-Rüdiger Minow

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0085717