Germany Year 90 Nine Zero

"From the creator of Alphaville... the further adventures of Lemmy Caution."

1993 1h 3m FR

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 30

Drama

Synopsis

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The supremely world-weary Lemmy Caution, last seen in Godard's "Alphaville" (France/1965), has several strange encounters while trying to make his way from the former East Germany to "the west."

“From the creator of Alphaville... the further adventures of Lemmy Caution.”

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Cast

Eddie Constantine
Lemmy Caution
Hanns Zischler
Count Zelten
Claudia Michelsen
Charlotte Kestner / Dora
André S. Labarthe
Narrator
Nathalie Kadem
Delphine de Staël
Robert Wittmers
Don Quixote
Kim Kashkashian
Musician
Anton Mossine
Dimitri

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Writers: Jean-Luc Godard
Languages: English, French, German
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, German.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Lemmy Caution Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean-Luc Godard, shot by Stepan Benda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jean-Luc Godard 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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Eddie Constantine and Hanns Zischler and Claudia Michelsen carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "From the creator of Alphaville... the further adventures of Lemmy Caution.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jean-Luc Godard directs. Stepan Benda behind the camera. Jean-Luc Godard cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, French, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, German.
4Part of the "Lemmy Caution Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Jean-Luc Godard, shot by Stepan Benda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Jean-Luc Godard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Eddie Constantine and Hanns Zischler and Claudia Michelsen carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "From the creator of Alphaville... the further adventures of Lemmy Caution.".
9IMDB entry: tt0101307 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.