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Summary:

In this virtuoso deconstruction of gangster movie conventions, a Vietnam veteran becomes a hit man for the Munich police.

Contributors:

Fassbinder, Rainer Werner, 1945-1982 , screenwriter, film director, actor, composer, art director

Scheydt, Karl , actor

Sorbas, Elga , actor

George, Jan , actor

Bohm, Hark, 1939- , actor

Aicher, Marius, 1944- , actor

Trotta, Margarethe von , actor

Lommel, Ulli , actor

Schaake, Katrin , actor

Caven, Ingrid , actor

Scholz, Eva-Ingeborg, 1928-2022 , actor

Raab, Kurt, 1941-1988 , actor, art director

Hermann, Irm , actor

Datz, Gustl, 1904-1984 , actor

Lohmann, Dietrich, 1941-1997 , director of photography

Paetzold, Herbert , director of photography

Raben, Peer , composer

Eymèsz, Thea , editor of moving image work

Kaufmann, Günther, 1947-2012 , vocalist

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation

Antiteater (Organization)

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Janus Films

Languages:

German
English

Language Notes:

German dialogue with optional English subtitles.

Related Series:

Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)) > Series 39, Early Fassbinder

Eclipse from Criterion Collection > Series 39. Early Fassbinder

Alternate Titles:

English title on container and disc label: American soldier

Subjects:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 — Veterans — Drama

Murder for hire — Drama

Police — Germany — Munich — Drama

Police corruption — Germany — Munich — Drama

Vietnam War (1961-1975)

1961-1975

Murder for hire

Police

Police corruption

Veterans

United States

Germany — Munich

Genres:

Gangster films

Action and adventure films

Crime films

Fiction films

Feature films

Motion pictures — Germany (West)

German language films

Feature films — Germany (West)

Foreign language films — German

Drama

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, region 1, (1.33:1) aspect ratio.

Performers:

Cast: [Karl Scheydt], Elga Sorbas, Jan George, Hark Bohm, Marius Aicher, Margarethe von Trotta, Ulli Lommel, Katrin Schaake, Ingrid Caven, Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Kurt Raab, Irm Hermann, Gustl Datz, [Rainer Werner Fassbinder].

Production Credits:

Cinematographer, Dietrich Lohmann, Herbert Paetzold ; music, Peer Raben ; editor, Thea Eymèsz ; song "So much tenderness" by Fassbinder/Raben ; sung by Günther Kaufmann ; [art direction by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Kurt Raab].

General Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1970 under German title : Amerikanische Soldat
Issued as part of 5-disc set with Katzelmacher, Gods of the plague, Love is colder than death, Beware of the holy whore : Early Fassbinder

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo; Dolby

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

AME 1970 DVD

ISBNs:

9781604657708
1604657707
9781604657661 (Early Fassbinder 5-disc set)
1604657669 (Early Fassbinder 5-disc set)

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: ECL176 (set)
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: ECL180

OCLC Numbers:

855916091