The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick Movie Review 1971

A chilling landmark film that established Wenders as one of the chief film voices to emerge from post-war Germany. The story deals with a soccer player who wanders around Vienna after being suspended, commits a random murder, and slowly passes over the brink of sanity and morality. A suspenseful, existential adaptation of the Peter Handke novel. In German with English subtitles.

Distribution

German Language Video Center, 7625 Pendleton Pike, Indianapolis, IN 46226-5298, Phone: (317)547-1257, Fax: (317)547-1263, Email: glve@indy.net, URL: http://www.germanvideo.com

Available on VHS
Running time 101 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sanity Check, Soccer

Screenplay

Peter Handke, Wim Wenders

Cast

Arthur Brauss, Erika Pluhar, Kai (Kay) Fischer

Cinematography

Robby Muller

Director

Wim Wenders

Music

Jurgen Knieper

Producer

Wim Wenders