The Dance of Death (1967 film)
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| Directed by | Michael Verhoeven |
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| Cinematography | Henning Kristiansen |
| Edited by | Monika Pfefferle |
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Production company | Sentana Filmproduktion |
| Distributed by | Eckelkamp Verleih |
Release date | 9 November 1967 |
Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The Dance of Death (
Plot
An egocentric artillery Captain and his venomous wife engage in savage unremitting battles in their isolated island fortress off the coast of Sweden at the turn of the century. Alice, a former actress, sacrificed her career for secluded military life with Edgar. On the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary, she reveals the veritable hell their marriage has been. Edgar, an aging schizophrenic who refuses to acknowledge his severe illness, struggles to sustain his ferocity and arrogance with an animal disregard for other people. Sensing that Alice, together with her cousin and would-be lover, Kurt, may ally against him, retaliates with vicious force. Alice lures Kurt into the illusion of sharing a passionate assignation and recruits him in a plot to destroy Edgar.
Cast
- Lilli Palmer as Alice
- Paul Verhoeven as Edgar
- Karl Michael Vogler as Kurt
- Ilona Grübel as Judith
- Michael von Harbach as Allan
- Melanie Horeschowsky as Maja
- Dietrich Kerky as Prisoner
- Dieter Klein as Ekmark
- Inken Sommer as Jenny
References
- ^ Reimer & Reimer p.304
Bibliography
- Reimer, Robert C. & Reimer, Carol J. The A to Z of German Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
External links
- The Dance of Death at IMDb
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