Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers (2008)
Documentary about filmmakers of the New German Cinema who were members of the legendary Filmverlag für Autoren (Film Publishing House for Authors). Among them are Werner Herzog, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Wim Wenders.
Directors:
Dominik Wessely, Laurens Straub.
Writers:
Rainer Kölmel, Laurens Straub.
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Rudolf Augstein as Self (archive footage) |
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Heinz Badewitz as Self |
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Hark Bohm as Self |
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Uwe Brandner as Self |
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Self (archive footage) |
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Michael Fengler as Self |
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Hans W. Geißendörfer as Self |
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Irm Hermann as Self |
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Werner Herzog as Self |
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Peter Lilienthal as Self |
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Tom Luddy as Self |
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Margaret Ménégoz as Self |
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Lynda Myles as Self |
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Hans Noever as Self |
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Thomas Schamoni as Self |
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Peter Sickert as Self |
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Laurens Straub as Self |
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Dan Talbot as Self |
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Luggi Waldleitner as Self (archive footage) |
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Wim Wenders as Self |
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Veith von Fürstenberg as Self |
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Peter Handke as Self (uncredited) |
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Alexander Kluge as Self (uncredited) |
| Directing | Dominik Wessely | Director |
| Directing | Laurens Straub | Director |
| Camera | Knut Schmitz | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Rainer Kölmel | Screenplay |
| Writing | Laurens Straub | Screenplay |
| Sound | Ansgar Frerich | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Sebastian Tesch | Sound Designer |
| Production | Rainer Kölmel | Producer |
| Production | Stelios Ziannis | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Philipp F. Kölmel | Original Music Composer |