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MONEY
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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 1h 44m DE
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★7.0TMDB · 106
Drama
Synopsis
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After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Angela Winkler
Katharina Blum
Mario Adorf
Kommissar Beizmenne
Dieter Laser
Werner Tötges
Jürgen Prochnow
Ludwig Götten
Heinz Bennent
Dr. Blorna, Anwalt
Hannelore Hoger
Trude Blorna
Rolf Becker
Staatsanwalt Hach
Harald Kuhlmann
Moeding, Polizist
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Writers
- Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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ERA
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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Volker Schlöndorff, shot by Jost Vacano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Hans Werner Henze. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Peter Przygodda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Angela Winkler and Mario Adorf and Dieter Laser carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0073858 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Volker Schlöndorff directs. Jost Vacano behind the camera. Hans Werner Henze scores. Peter Przygodda cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Directed by Volker Schlöndorff, shot by Jost Vacano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Hans Werner Henze. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Peter Przygodda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Angela Winkler and Mario Adorf and Dieter Laser carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0073858 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 18 themes, including "shadowing", "cologne, germany", "yellow press", "1970s".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jost Vacano
- Original score
- Hans Werner Henze
- Editing
- Peter Przygodda
- Production design
- Ute Burgmann
- Runtime
- 104 min · 1h 44m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- R
Awards
- Silver nugget for the best foreign film
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Volker Schlöndorff
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
WDR
DE
Neue Bioskop Film
DE
- PA
Paramount-Orion Filmproduktion
DE
Key crew
- NovelHeinrich Böll
- EditorPeter Przygodda
- Production DesignUte Burgmann
- Production DesignGünther Naumann
- ProducerEberhard Junkersdorf
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- shadowing
- cologne, germany
- yellow press
- 1970s
- investigation
- carnival
- calumny
- glory
- press freedom
- terrorism
- police harassment
- woman director
- social issues
- pressure from the press
- new german cinema
- intimidation by police
- instigation
- guilt by association
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1975-12-19R
Also known as
International titles
- The Lost Honour of Katharina BlumGB
- Utracona cześć Katarzyny BlumPL
- Katharina Blums tapte æreNO
