Knife in the Head

Knife in the Head

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1978-11-17

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.

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Knife in the Head

Storyline

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.

Released

1978-11-17

Runtime

108

Director

Reinhard Hauff

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Language

Deutsch

Production

Neue Bioskop Film

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    Bruno Ganz

    Bruno Ganz
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    Angela Winkler

    Angela Winkler
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    Hans Christian Blech

    Hans Christian Blech
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    Heinz Hoenig

    Heinz Hoenig
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    Hans Brenner

    Hans Brenner
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    Udo Samel

    Udo Samel
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    Eike Gallwitz

    Eike Gallwitz
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    Carla Egerer

    Carla Egerer
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    Gabriele Dossi

    Gabriele Dossi
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    Hans Fuchs

    Hans Fuchs
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    Gert Burkard

    Gert Burkard
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    Karl Scheydt

    Karl Scheydt
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    Erich Kleiber

    Erich Kleiber
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    Heinz Hürländer

    Heinz Hürländer