Angst

"Based on a true story."

1983 1h 15m DE

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 448

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Synopsis

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A killer is released from prison and breaks into a remote home to kill a woman, her handicapped son and her pretty daughter.

“Based on a true story.”

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Cast

Erwin Leder
Psychopath
Robert Hunger-Bühler
Psychopath (voice)
Silvia Rabenreither
Daughter
Karin Springer
Daughter (voice)
Edith Rosset
Mother
Josefine Lakatha
Mother (voice) / Passer-by
Rudolf Götz
Son
Renate Kastelik
Taxi Driver

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gerald Kargl
Writers: Gerald Kargl, Zbigniew Rybczyński
Languages: German
Countries: Austria

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Gerald Kargl, shot by Zbigniew Rybczyński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Klaus Schulze. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Zbigniew Rybczyński shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Erwin Leder and Robert Hunger-Bühler and Silvia Rabenreither carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Based on a true story.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gerald Kargl directs. Zbigniew Rybczyński behind the camera. Klaus Schulze scores. Zbigniew Rybczyński cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Austria. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
343 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Gerald Kargl, shot by Zbigniew Rybczyński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Klaus Schulze. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Zbigniew Rybczyński shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Erwin Leder and Robert Hunger-Bühler and Silvia Rabenreither carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Based on a true story.".
9IMDB entry: tt0165623 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 17 themes, including "prison", "schizophrenia", "psychopath", "narration".