Das Andechser Gefühl 49 years old

An anxious teacher (played, as is the lead role in all his films, by the director) sits in a beer garden on the hill of the Andechs monastery. While flies drown in his mug of beer, he confronts a life of failure: the wife he ignored, the child he neglected, the teaching duties he has shirked, and his doomed efforts at winning tenure from school officials. Only a dream from the past-the memory of a former liaison with a film star with whom he shared "the Andechs feeling, a feeling that we are not alone" - provides sustenance. Despite an unexpected series of events, longing in Achternbusch's world ultimately remains stronger than fulfilment and thirst better than beer.

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Das Andechser Gefühl Cast

Name Character
Margarethe von Trotta She was 33, now 82 years old
Herbert Achternbusch He was 36, now 86 years old as Teacher
Barbara Gass She was 36, now 85 years old as Wife
Reinhard Hauff He was 35, now 85 years old
Alois Hitzenbichler as Alois
Walter Sedlmayr He was 49, 64 years old when he died
Heinz Braun He was 92, 79 years old when he died

Das Andechser Gefühl Crew

Name Department
Joschi Arpa as Production Manager. Production
Eberhard Junkersdorf as Producer. He was 36 (now 86) years old Production
Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein as Director of Photography. He was 36 (now 85) years old Camera
Herbert Achternbusch as Director. He was 36 (now 86) years old Directing
Herbert Achternbusch as Writer. He was 36 (now 86) years old Writing
Das Andechser Gefühl (49 years)

  • Release day: Friday, April 18, 1975
  • Runtime: 68 minutes