Hands Up Mr. Rasnichi

Hands Up Mr. Rasnichi

5 mins | Jan. 1, 1968

A cautionary tale about the myriad shades and shapes of totalitarianism in an irreverent, surreal 1960s mix of styles featuring acerbic Austrian cabaret icon Helmut Qualtinger speaking in tongues. An exemplary, at the time widely lauded work of West German animation.

Hands Up Mr. Rasnichi

5 mins | Jan. 1, 1968

Hands Up Mr. Rasnichi
A cautionary tale about the myriad shades and shapes of totalitarianism in an irreverent, surreal 1960s mix of styles featuring acerbic Austrian cabaret icon Helmut Qualtinger speaking in tongues. An exemplary, at the time widely lauded work of West German animation.
Producers
Original title Hands Up Mr. Rasnichi
Directors Flo Nordhoff, Hal Clay
Writers Flo Nordhoff, Hal Clay

Cast