Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1969)

Synopsis: A middle-class German, like millions of other middle-class Germans, leads a life of boredom and quiet desperation. Between the blandness of his job and the disappointments and frustration of his... A middle-class German, like millions of other middle-class Germans, leads a life of boredom and quiet desperation. Between the blandness of his job and the disappointments and frustration of his family life, Herr R. can find no peace. When the tensions of his excruciatingly ordinary existence build to intolerable levels, Herr R. calmly responds by committing several acts of brutal violence. Fassbinder's bleak yet comic touch made this early work a provocative hallmark of new German cinema. [More]

Starring: Hanna Schygulla, Kurt Raab, Lilith Ungerer

Starring: Hanna Schygulla, Kurt Raab, Lilith Ungerer

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Michael Fengler

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Screenwriter: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Composer: Christian Anders
Director: Michael Fengler
Screenwriter: Michael Fengler

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