Der Unbesiegbare 39 years old

Hámos' fascination with the cultural mythology of the hero culminates in this witty, elaborately crafted drama, which was produced for European television. Hámos intercuts two parallel narratives to tell his story: a cartoonish, campy science fiction adventure, shot on video; and an elegant, cinematic political thriller, shot on film. Hámos blends the two genres into a tragicomic tale of the role of heroes, their immortality, and the catharsis of a heroic death. The science fiction melodrama features a comic book superhero, Hurry Cane, who saves the earth from the evil Emperor Argon; in the film noir, hired killers have a contract out on the hero Cane. Hámos' analysis of the myth of the hero is articulated in his collusion of the two stylized dramas and their contrasting representational modes..

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Der Unbesiegbare Cast

Name Character
Udo Kier He was 40, now 80 years old as Argon
Hans Peter Hallwachs He was 46, now 86 years old as Killer
Lotti Huber She was 72, 85 years old when she died as Mme. Orlowska
Kurt von Ruffin He was 84, 95 years old when he died as Rath

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Der Unbesiegbare (39 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, June 27, 1985
  • Runtime: 87 minutes