The American soldier = Der amerikanische Soldat
(DVD)

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Contributors
Fassbinder, Rainer Werner, 1945-1982, screenwriter,
Scheydt, Karl, actor.
Sorbas, Elga, actor.
George, Jan, actor.
Bohm, Hark, 1939- actor.
Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2013].
ISBN
9781604657661, 1604657669, 9781604657708, 1604657707
Status
On Shelf
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - VideoDVD WORLD GERMAN AOn Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Crime films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Gangster films.
Murder for hire -- Drama.
Police -- Germany -- Munich -- Drama.
Police corruption -- Germany -- Munich -- Drama.
Video recordings.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Drama.

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Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2013].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
German
ISBN
9781604657661, 1604657669, 9781604657708, 1604657707

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1970 under German title : Amerikanische Soldat.
General Note
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.
Creation/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].
Participants/Performers
[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].
Description
In this virtuoso deconstruction of gangster movie conventions, a Vietnam veteran becomes a hit man for the Munich police.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, (1.33:1) aspect ratio.
Language
German dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Fassbinder, R. W., Scheydt, K., Sorbas, E., George, J., Bohm, H., Aicher, M., Trotta, M. v., Lommel, U., Schaake, K., Caven, I., Scholz, E., Raab, K., Hermann, I., Datz, G., Lohmann, D., Paetzold, H., Raben, P., Eymèsz, T., & Kaufmann, G. (2013). The American soldier =: Der amerikanische Soldat . The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder et al.. 2013. The American Soldier =: Der Amerikanische Soldat. [New York]: The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder et al.. The American Soldier =: Der Amerikanische Soldat [New York]: The Criterion Collection, 2013.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Fassbinder, R. W., Scheydt, K., Sorbas, E., George, J., Bohm, H., Aicher, M. and Trotta, M. v. et al (2013). The american soldier =: der amerikanische soldat. [New York]: The Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Fassbinder, Rainer Werner, et al. The American Soldier =: Der Amerikanische Soldat The Criterion Collection, 2013.

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