Rheingold (1978)
A mature, rich and bored woman called Elisabeth is taking a ride with the “Rheingold”, a first-class high-speed train of the seventies along the river Rhine. In the train she is meeting her old school mate and lover who is working as a waiter and falls in love with him again. Her husband, a busy politician, realizes what’s going on and tries to catch the train to face his wife and her lover in a fatal showdown.
Director: Niklaus Schilling
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Elke Haltaufderheide as Elisabeth Drossbach |
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Rüdiger Kirschstein as Wolfgang Friedrichs |
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Gunther Malzacher as Karl-Heinz Drossbach |
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Alice Treff as Mutter |
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Reinfried Keilich as Erfinder |
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Alfred Baarovy as Astrologe |
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Petra Maria Grühn as junge Frau |
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Franz Zimmermann as Großvater |
| Sound | Eberhard Schoener | Music |
| Directing | Niklaus Schilling | Director |
| Writing | Niklaus Schilling | Writer |
| Camera | Ernst Wild | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Thomas Nikel | Editor |