Strongman Ferdinand (Der starke Ferdinand) 47 years old

The clownish security chief of a West German business is obsessed with protecting his factory from fancied and real breaches, especially from groups such as The Red Army Faction. Ferdinand's paranoia and methods can't be contained by his company. The sympathetically-drawn Ferdinand's ludicrous actions recall those of the cynical, disastrous axis between fascism and big business in 1930's Europe: satire of the rise of private security.

Credits

Gert Günther Hoffmann as Wilutzki

Heinz Schubert as Ferdinand Rieche

Vérénice Rudolph as Gertie Kahlmann

Siegfried Wischnewski as Kobras

Joachim Hackethal as Kniebeling

Erich Kleiber as Rosotschke

Strongman Ferdinand Cast

Name	Character
Gert Günther Hoffmann He was 47, 68 years old when he died	as Wilutzki
Heinz Schubert He was 50, 73 years old when he died	as Ferdinand Rieche
Vérénice Rudolph She was 24, now 72 years old	as Gertie Kahlmann
Siegfried Wischnewski He was 54, 66 years old when he died	as Kobras
Joachim Hackethal He was 51, 78 years old when he died	as Kniebeling
Erich Kleiber He was 85, 65 years old when he died	as Rosotschke
Hark Bohm He was 36, now 84 years old

Strongman Ferdinand Crew

Name	Department
Alexander Kluge as Director. He was 44 (now 92) years old	Directing
Alexander Kluge as Writer. He was 44 (now 92) years old	Writing
Thomas Mauch as Director of Photography. He was 39 (now 87) years old	Camera

Strongman Ferdinand (47 years)

Release day: Monday, April 26, 1976
Runtime: 91 minutes