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Gods of the Plague (Gotter der Pest) (1969)

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Release Date: Jun 10, 1977 Wide

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Gods of the Plague (Gotter der Pest) is one of several German films directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder under his pseudonym of Franz Walsch. That's Fassbinder, however, playing the small role of a buyer of pornography. The main story involves a pair of two-bit hoods who spend most of the film one-upping each other with a brace of scheming females. Their dreary life of crime comes to a spectacular head in a shoot-out at a supermarket. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

In Theaters: Jun 10, 1977 Wide

On DVD: Jun 10, 2003

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Critic Reviews for Gods of the Plague (Gotter der Pest)

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Sequel-remake-anagram of Love Is Colder Than Death

February 7, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

This wallow in fatalism is a minor but memorable crime flick.

September 18, 2006 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Robert Pardi

TV Guide's Movie Guide

Rainer Werner Fassbinder's homage to American gangster films.

May 20, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The narrative is random and disposable, which means you'll have to settle for the allure of the film's many women.

August 9, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

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For me, Gods of the Plague is the logical successor of great films like Jean-Luc Godard's � bout de souffle and Fran�ois Truffaut's Les quatre cents coups, it's just that not many people have seen it. It encapsulates the greatness of independent cinema and is the epitome of cool. One of my favourite Fassbinder's by a mile and hugely underrated.

January 31, 2011

Anthony Lawrie

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Another Great Gangster Movie of Rainer Werner Fassbinder it is a realistic View on German Gangsters often Gangster Performances where not realistic but in this Movie the Actors really act like Gangsters would do and it shows again a surrealstic Flair it is disturbing but familiar at the same Time, Hanna Schygulla is a

July 31, 2010