Germany in Autumn (Deutschland im Herbst) 46 years old
Germany in Autumn does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes, to give the audience the mood of Germany during the late 1970s. The movie covers the two month time period during 1977 when a businessman was kidnapped, and later murdered, by the left-wing terrorists known as the RAF-Rote Armee Fraktion (Red Army Fraction). The businessman had been kidnapped in an effort to secure the release of the orginal leaders of the RAF, also known as the Baader-Meinhof gang. When the kidnapping effort and a plane hijacking effort failed, the three most prominent leaders of the RAF, Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, and Jan-Carl Raspe, all committed suicide in prison. It has become an article of faith within the left-wing community that these three were actually murdered by the state.
Credits
Germany in Autumn Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Heinz Bennent He was 57, 90 years old when he died | as Mitglied des Kommitees |
| Dieter Laser He was 36, 78 years old when he died | |
| Joachim Bißmeier He was 41, now 87 years old | |
| Angela Winkler She was 34, now 80 years old | as Antigone |
| Manfred Zapatka He was 35, now 81 years old | |
| Hannelore Hoger She was 37, now 82 years old | as Gabi Teichert |
| Helmut Griem He was 46, 72 years old when he died | |
| Vadim Glowna He was 37, 70 years old when he died | as Freiermuth |
| Katja Rupé She was 29, now 74 years old | as Franziska Busch |
Germany in Autumn Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Tanja Schmidbauer as Editor. | Editing |
| Theo Hinz as Producer. He was 47 (86) years old when He died | Production |
| Peter Schubert as Director. He was 49 (73) years old when He died | Directing |
| Peter Schubert as Screenplay. He was 49 (73) years old when He died | Writing |
| Bodo Kessler as Director of Photography. | Camera |
| Werner Lüring as Director of Photography. | Camera |
| Colin Mounier as Director of Photography. He was 36 (now 82) years old | Camera |
| Guenter Hoermann as Director of Photography. | Camera |
| Mulle Goetz-Dickopp as Editor. | Editing |
| Christine Warnck as Editor. | Editing |
| Alexander Kluge as Director. He was 46 (now 92) years old | Directing |
| Alexander Kluge as Screenplay. He was 46 (now 92) years old | Writing |
| Volker Schlöndorff as Director. He was 39 (now 85) years old | Directing |
| Volker Schlöndorff as Screenplay. He was 39 (now 85) years old | Writing |
| Dietrich Lohmann as Director of Photography. He was 35 (54) years old when He died | Camera |
| Eberhard Junkersdorf as Producer. He was 40 (now 85) years old | Production |
| Peter Steinbach as Screenplay. He was 39 (80) years old when He died | Writing |
| Maximiliane Mainka as Director. She was 35 (now 80) years old | Directing |
| Maximiliane Mainka as Screenplay. She was 35 (now 80) years old | Writing |
| Hans Peter Cloos as Director. | Directing |
| Hans Peter Cloos as Screenplay. | Writing |
| Edgar Reitz as Director. He was 45 (now 91) years old | Directing |
| Edgar Reitz as Screenplay. He was 45 (now 91) years old | Writing |
| Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein as Director of Photography. He was 39 (now 85) years old | Camera |
Germany in Autumn (46 years)
- Release day: Friday, March 03, 1978
- Runtime: 123 minutes
