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Tight 35-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Stachoviak!
1988 0h 35m DE
Drama
Synopsis
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The story of the good citizen and postworker Bernhardt Stachoviak, who ends up running amok. Others would say: Out of his immense hatred towards mankind. He would say: Against his own will.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Peter Cieslinski
Stachoviak
Tessie Tellmann
Whore
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Philip Gröning
- Writers
- Philip Gröning
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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The take
Philip Gröning directs. Philip Gröning cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 35-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor Philip Gröning shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Peter Cieslinski and Tessie Tellmann carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt1452929 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Editing
- Philip Gröning
- Runtime
- 35 min · 0h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Philip Gröning
Key crew
- CinematographyHito Steyerl
- EditorPhilip Gröning
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1988-06-30
