Knife in the Head (1978)
One night when seeking his estranged wife, Hoffmann goes to the youth center where she works. The police are there rounding up radicals who frequent the center - Hoffmann runs into the building and ends up being shot in the head. He awakens with brain trauma, partially paralyzed and unable to speak. The police accuse him of stabbing an officer; the radicals herald him as an innocent victim of police brutality. During his slow recovery at the hospital, Hoffmann must piece together his life and struggle to remember the events of that night.
Director: Reinhard Hauff
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Bruno Ganz as Hoffmann |
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Angela Winkler as Ann |
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Hans Christian Blech as Anleitner |
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Heinz Hoenig as Volker |
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Hans Brenner as Scholz |
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Udo Samel as Schurig |
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Eike Gallwitz as Dr. Groeske |
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Carla Egerer as Schwester Angelika |
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Gabriele Dossi as Schwester Emilie |
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Hans Fuchs as Chefarzt |
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Gert Burkard as Institutsdirektor Ahrens |
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Karl Scheydt as Kommissar |
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Erich Kleiber as Pförtner Arnold |
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Heinz Hürländer as Kommissar |
| Directing | Reinhard Hauff | Director |
| Writing | Peter Schneider | Writer |
| Editing | Peter Przygodda | Editor |
| Sound | Irmin Schmidt | Music |
| Production | Eberhard Junkersdorf | Producer |
| Art | Heidi Lüdi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monika Altmann | Costume Design |
| Camera | Frank Brühne | Director of Photography |