Knife in the Head

Overview

One night when seeking his estranged wife, Hoffmann goes to the youth center where she works. The police are there rounding up radicals who frequent the center - Hoffmann runs into the building and ends up being shot in the head. He awakens with brain trauma, partially paralyzed and unable to speak. The police accuse him of stabbing an officer; the radicals herald him as an innocent victim of police brutality. During his slow recovery at the hospital, Hoffmann must piece together his life and struggle to remember the events of that night.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 17, 1978

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Neue Bioskop Film

Cast

Carla Egerer,Heinz Hürländer,Eike Gallwitz,Gabriele Dossi,Bruno Ganz,Heinz Hoenig,Erich Kleiber,Hans Christian Blech,Karl Scheydt,Angela Winklerand 4 more

Director

Reinhard Hauff

Writer

Peter Schneider

Producer

Eberhard Junkersdorf

Cinematography

Frank Brühne

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0077924