| The Pedestrian | |
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| Directed by | Maximilian Schell |
| Produced by | Zev Braun Maximilian Schell Franz Seitz Jr. |
| Music by | Manos Hatzidakis |
Production companies | Alfa Film Braun Braun Entertainment Group Franz Seitz Filmproduktion MFG-Film |
| Distributed by | Cinerama Releasing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | Germany Switzerland Israel |
| Language | German |
The Pedestrian (German: Der Fußgänger) is a 1973 film directed by Maximilian Schell. It is about the trial of an elderly war criminal. The film was a co-production between companies in Germany, Switzerland and Israel; the movie was distributed in the United States by Cinerama Releasing Corporation.
Cast
- Gustav Rudolf Sellner - Heinz Alfred Giese
In alphabetical order:
- Peggy Ashcroft - Lady Gray
- Gertrud Bald - Henriette Markowitz
- Elisabeth Bergner - Frau Lilienthal
- Lil Dagover - Frau Eschenlohr
- Käthe Haack - Frau von Rautenfeld
- Peter Hall - Rudolf Hartmann
- Ruth Hausmeister - Inge Marie Giese
- Dagmar Hirtz - Elke Giese
- Johanna Hofer - Frau Bergedorf
- Silvia Hürlimann - Hilde
- Christian Kohlund - Erwin Gotz
- Walter Kohut - Dr. Rolf Meineke
- Alexander May - Alexander Markowitz
- Herbert Mensching - Reporter
- Peter Moland - Reporter
- Françoise Rosay - Madame Dechamps
- Maximilian Schell - Andreas Giese
- Margarete Schell Noé - Frau Buchmann
- Norbert Schiller - Himself
- Walter Schmidinger - Policeman
- Franz Seitz - Dr. Karl Peters
- Manuel Sellner - Hubert Giese
- Sigfrit Steiner - Auditor
- Walter Varndal - Dr. Kratxer
- Gila von Weitershausen - Karin
- Elsa Wagner - Elsa Giese
Awards
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards.[1] It was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film by the U.S. National Board of Review.[2]
See also
- List of submissions to the 46th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ^ "1974 Award Winners". National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
External links
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