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In Gefahr und grösster Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod

The Middle of the Road Is a Very Dead End
Alexander Kluge
1974 Germany 90 minutes German
© Kairos-Film, Reitz-Film
© Kairos-Film, Reitz-Film

In Frankfurt, two women, one a spy and the other a thief, move through the Carnival parades, the demonstrations and occupations of to-be-torn buildings. The city seems to sink into chaos.

Production :
RK-Film
Editing :
Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Sound :
Dietmar Lange; Burkhard Tauschwitz
Photography :
Alfred Hürmer; Edgar Reitz

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