Death of the Flea Circus Director

Overview

With the help of his assistant Anja, Ottocaro Weiss intends to put the plague on stage: circumstances beyond his control and a lack of fresh talent have forced him to close down his flea circus. For Weiss, the plague means the «extinction of everything that makes life miserable and low and freedom along with it. Unbeknownst to him, he has won the support of a patron who is of the exact opposite opinion: for Johannes Wagner, the plague is an organising principle, and, aided by his agent Moosbrugger, he is able to smuggle a new number onto the programme. Whereas Ottocaro Weiss means to represent the plague theatrically, what appears on stage is the scientific reality of the rat-borne infestation.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 19, 1975

Original language

German

Spoken languages

French, German

Countries

France, Switzerland

Cast

François Simon,Gerhard Dorfer,Wolfgang Rottsieper,Peter Kner,Norbert Schwientek,Paul Gogel,Janine Weill,Gothard Dietrich

Director

Thomas Koerfer

Writer

Bertolt Brecht

Cinematography

Renato Berta

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0070811