Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? Movie Review 1969

Notorious Fassbinder black comedy about a middle-class man, unable to cope with the increasing problems of modern life, who suddenly murders his family. The characters are called by the actors' names to heighten the sense of reality. Film is based on a case history. In German with English subtitles.

Distribution

Ingram Entertainment Inc., 2 Ingram Blvd., La Vergne, TN 37086-7006, Phone: (615)287-4000, Toll-free: 800-621-1333, URL: http://www.ingramentertainment.com

Available on VHS
Running time 88 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Family Ties, Crime Sprees

Screenplay

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Michael Fengler

Cast

Kurt Raab, Lilith Ungerer, Amadeus Fengler, Hanna Schygulla, Franz Maron

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Michael Fengler