Gotter der Pest / Gods of the Plague (1970) DVD5
on June 3rd, 2016 at 11:58
The film has a slight plot, is stylish and though absurd the dialogue is inanely witty. It has a taciturn petty criminal named Franz Walsch (Harry Baer) just released from prison and returning to his old underworld haunts, where the gangsters play cards, peddle porn and act like hoods. Franz's cheap nightclub chanteuse girlfriend Johanna Reiher (Hanna Schygulla) has taken up with a cop (Jan George). Schygulla is pleasing as she does a Marlene Dietrich singing act, as seen in such Josef von Sternberg films as The Blue Angel. Being rejected doesn't deter the handsome Franz, as he immediately takes up with sexy blonde Margarethe (Margarethe Von Trotta). Franz's plan is to hook up with a criminal friend who has the distinction of killing his own brother and is called by the nickname of "Gorilla" (Gunther Kaufman).
DVD5 | PAL 4:3 | 01:30:44 | 3.67 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Deutsch
Subtitles: English
Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-noir
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Actors: Hanna Schygulla, Margarethe von Trotta, Harry Baer, Gunther Kaufmann, Carla Egerer
Country: West Germany