Slow Attack (1980)
Nik, a released prisoner who started writing in prison, wants to leave his past behind him, but refuses to contact his former girlfriend and her family. Under the name of his jail buddy Henry, he moves in with his pen pal - who has never seen him - and is always watched suspiciously by their roommate. Nik began writing in prison and now seeks contact with the literary culture, even though he feels disgusted by the pompous fuss of this society. He is not without talent and works on a novel in which he minutely describes the abduction of an industrialist. Henry gets shot at the prison breakout and visits Nik to get help from him. He likes his novel plot and wants to put it into action.
Director: Reinhard Hauff
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Rolf Zacher as Henry Kirscher |
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Burkhard Driest as Nick Dellmann |
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Katja Rupé as Eva |
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Carla Egerer as Leila |
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Kurt Raab as Maria Franz Beekenbrandt |
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Eckehard Ahrens as Donald |
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Joey Buschmann as Janni |
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Veit Relin as Dorsil |
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Marquard Bohm as John |
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Hark Bohm as TV-Moderator |
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Irm Hermann as Apothekerin |
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Horst Hesslein as 2. Gefängnisbeamter |
| Directing | Reinhard Hauff | Director |
| Writing | Burkhard Driest | Writer |
| Editing | Peter Przygodda | Editor |
| Sound | Irmin Schmidt | Music |
| Production | Eberhard Junkersdorf | Producer |
| Production | Dieter Schidor | Producer |
| Camera | Frank Brühne | Director of Photography |
| Art | Heidi Lüdi | Production Design |
| Sound | Vladimír Vízner | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monika Altmann | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gerlind Gies | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Evelyn Döhring | Makeup Artist |