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The Price of Survival (1980) [N/A]

Release Date:
February 18, 1980

Original Title:
Der Preis fürs Überleben

Alternate Titles:
A túlélés ára
Cena przeżycia
Ditt pris för att överleva
Il prezzo della vita
Le prix de la survie

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
BR
DNS-Filmproduktion
Films 66
Popular Filmproduktion

Production Countries:
France | Germany

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12 

Runtime: 103

Overview from TheMovieDB

German director Hans Noever shot this crime drama in the U.S. in English, an unusual achievement at this time. The setting is Jefferson City, Missouri, and Joseph Randolph, a VIP in a fictional electronics company, has just gotten the sack. The company bigwigs insist it is simply because of downsizing, but Randolph is not buying it. Enraged, he gets a handgun (this is the U.S.) and shoots five managers to death. Then he turns himself in and is eventually put in a psychiatric hospital by the police. His family suffers a series of tragedies that leave only his daughter to wonder about why her father was committed to an institution. She joins with a visiting reporter from Chicago and another interested man, and all three start digging deeper into the company's history.

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Production

Assistant Camera:
Ron Fortunato

Assistant Director:
Alain Wermus
Dirk Petersmann
Ursula Jeshel

Assistant Editor:
Susi Gogel
Silvia Huber

Cinematography:
Kim Schäfermeyer

Co-Producer:
Hans Kaden

Costume Design:
Carol Cox
Anita Müllerschön

Dialogue:
Patrick Roth
Christian Watton

Director:
Hans Noever

Director of Photography:
Walter Lassally

Editor:
Christa Wernicke

Music:
Joe Haider

Producer:
Elvira Senft
Denyse Noever
Michel Piccoli
Molly von Fürstenberg

Production Design:
Toni Lüdi

Production Manager:
Veith von Fürstenberg

Sound:
Ed Parente

Sound Assistant:
Michael Etz

Sound Mixer:
Hans-Dieter Schwarz

Unit Manager:
Dirk Petersmann
Richard Pfannenstiel

Writer:
Hans Noever

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