Die Eroberung der Zitadelle (1977)
While on an automobile tour of Italy with his mother, the German publisher in this story has an accident which results in her death. He decides to stay and look for work in Italy, rather than return to his responsibilities, and takes a job working on a construction site. His co-workers are similarly displaced men: one is a Greek exile, the other a Basque terrorist. The elaborate house they are working on is to be the home of a wealthy local man.
Director: Bernhard Wicki
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András Fricsay as Hermann Brucker |
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Antonia Reininghaus as Alessandra |
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Armando Brancia as Rodolfo Battipana |
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Dieter Kirchlechner as Niccolo Battipana |
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Ivan Desny as Faconi |
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Kostas Papanastasiou as Yamalakis |
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Kurt Mergenthal as Iker |
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Vittoria Di Silverio as Rosa Battipana |
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Assunta De Maggi as Sophia |
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Elena De Maggi as Lucia |
| Writing | Bernhard Wicki | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stasi Kurz | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Jörg Neumann | Production Design |
| Art | Bernd Müller | Production Design |
| Writing | Gunther Witte | Writer |
| Production | Gunther Witte | Producer |
| Production | Jürgen Dohme | Producer |
| Writing | Günter Herburger | Writer |
| Sound | George Gruntz | Music Editor |
| Directing | Bernhard Wicki | Director |
| Production | Bernhard Wicki | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Jane Seitz | Editor |
| Camera | Igor Luther | Director of Photography |