Miscellaneous News (Vermischte Nachrichten) 38 years old

Celebrated West German director Alexander Kluge presents this drama that strings together vignettes of events taken from everyday newspaper headlines. Germans are shown in their reactions to World War II, minorities, and the elderly. A side plot follows a meeting between former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and East German leader Erich Honecker.

Credits

Miscellaneous News Cast

Name Character
Sabine Wegner She was 31, now 69 years old as Afrikanerin
Rosel Zech She was 44, 69 years old when she died as Erfolgstyp
André Jung He was 25, now 63 years old as Kellner Max
Marita Breuer She was 33, now 71 years old as Unruhige
Beate Holle as Bedrohte Frau

Miscellaneous News Crew

Name Department
Jane Seitz as Editor. She was 44 (45) years old when She died Editing
Werner Lüring as Director of Photography. Camera
Alexander Kluge as Director. He was 54 (now 92) years old Directing
Alexander Kluge as Writer. He was 54 (now 92) years old Writing
Thomas Mauch as Director of Photography. He was 49 (now 87) years old Camera
Miscellaneous News (38 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, September 25, 1986
  • Runtime: 96 minutes