A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
November 4, 1983
Original Title:
Die Letzte Runde
Alternate Titles:
Aug um Aug (Josefslegende)
Strawanzer
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Almaro Film
Arabella Film
Satel Film
Production Countries:
Austria | Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 88
Beleaguered by choppy editing and potholes in the script, this story is about the bond that develops between an aging, former railroad worker living in an abandoned theater and Willie, the wayward, alcoholic architect he shelters (Elliot Gould). The flaws in the script and story development, and the architect's exaggerated character traits, work against the concept of a growing friendship between the two men and leave the main thrust of the film in limbo. A subplot has a gang of street thugs chasing Willie all over the city in order to retrieve some photos of a murder he accidentally recorded. At the same time, Willie is trying to reconcile with his son, left in the care of his neglected wife. ...
Art Direction:
Peter Manhardt
Co-Writer:
Peter Patzak
Costume Design:
Heidi Melinc
Director:
Peter Patzak
Director of Photography:
Dietrich Lohmann
Editor:
Eliška Štíbrová
Executive Producer:
Michael Hild
Music:
Peter Zwetkoff
Writer:
Wolfgang Airnberger
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