Lifespan (1975)
DramaThrillerScience FictionMystery
Cult icon Klaus Kinski features in this dark and intriguing existential thriller. He plays the mysterious "Swiss Man" - ruthless industrialist Nicolas Ulrich - who is obsessed with a search for the elixir of life. He tricks a young American scientist into joining him on his demonic quest. A quest that ends in suicide, death and madness. The story takes place in the atmospheric European city of Amsterdam. Its winding alleys and ancient canals trap the characters in a labyrinthine maze as they find themselves manipulated like figures on a giant chess board.
Director: Sandy Whitelaw
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Hiram Keller as Dr. Ben Land |
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Tina Aumont as Anna |
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Klaus Kinski as Nicholas Ulrich |
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Fons Rademakers as Prof. van Arp |
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Eric Schneider as Dr. Linden |
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Frans Mulder as Pim Henke |
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Lyda Polak as Lydia |
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Joan Remmelts as Family doctor |
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André van den Heuvel as Felix Dolda |
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Onno Molenkamp as Director of old age home |
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Dick Scheffer as |
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Albert Van Doorn as |
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Adrian Brine as |
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Heleen van Meurs as |
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Sacco van der Made as |
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Rudi Falkenhagen as |
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Paul Melton as |
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Rudolf Lucieer as |
| Directing | Sandy Whitelaw | Director |
| Production | Sandy Whitelaw | Producer |
| Sound | Terry Riley | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Eduard van der Enden | Cinematography |
| Editing | Jan Dop | Editor |
| Writing | Judith Rascoe | Writer |
| Writing | Sandy Whitelaw | Writer |
| Production | Matthijs van Heijningen | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Olga Madsen | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Eva van der Voort | Assistant Director |