A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
July 4, 1965
Original Title:
Nicht versöhnt oder Es hilft nur Gewalt wo Gewalt herrscht
Alternate Titles:
Not Reconciled or Only Violence Helps Where Violence Rules
Uten forsoning
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Straub-Huillet
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 55
A story about the continuity and collapse of history, the power of suppression, and the terror of reconciliation; loyalty, treason and revenge. In a brave cinematic game, Heinrich Böll’s story Billiards at Half-Past Nine is split up into cracks, blocks, breaks and sudden turns, as the life story of a German family, covering numerous generations, is propelled forward.
Cinematography:
Wendelin Sachtler
Jean-Marie Straub
Gerhard Ries
Christian Blackwood
Director:
Jean-Marie Straub
Danièle Huillet
Editor:
Jean-Marie Straub
Danièle Huillet
Novel:
Heinrich Böll
Producer:
Jean-Marie Straub
Danièle Huillet
Screenplay:
Danièle Huillet
Jean-Marie Straub
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