In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death

In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death

86 mins | Drama | Dec. 18, 1974

Combining fictional and documentary modes, Kluge's In Danger and Dire Distress... takes a critical stance toward Frankfurt's public sphere and urban redevelopment. Despite the serious formal and political concerns of the film, Kluge's heightened sense of the absurd safeguards a reserve of utopian optimism.

In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death

86 mins | Drama | Dec. 18, 1974

In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death
Combining fictional and documentary modes, Kluge's In Danger and Dire Distress... takes a critical stance toward Frankfurt's public sphere and urban redevelopment. Despite the serious formal and political concerns of the film, Kluge's heightened sense of the absurd safeguards a reserve of utopian optimism.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Kairos-Film
Original title In Gefahr und größter Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod
Directors Edgar Reitz, Alexander Kluge
Writers Edgar Reitz, Alexander Kluge

Cast

Dagmar Bödderich

as Inge Maier

Jutta Winkelmann

as Rita Müller-Eisert

Alfred Edel

as Bieringer

Norbert Kentrup

as Max Endrich

Hans Drawe

as Dietzlaff