Strongman Ferdinand (Der starke Ferdinand) 48 years old

The clownish security chief of a West German business is obsessed with protecting his factory from fancied and real breaches, especially from groups such as The Red Army Faction. Ferdinand's paranoia and methods can't be contained by his company. The sympathetically-drawn Ferdinand's ludicrous actions recall those of the cynical, disastrous axis between fascism and big business in 1930's Europe: satire of the rise of private security.

Credits

Strongman Ferdinand Cast

Name Character
Gert Günther Hoffmann He was 47, 68 years old when he died as Wilutzki
Heinz Schubert He was 50, 73 years old when he died as Ferdinand Rieche
Vérénice Rudolph She was 24, now 73 years old as Gertie Kahlmann
Siegfried Wischnewski He was 54, 66 years old when he died as Kobras
Joachim Hackethal He was 51, 78 years old when he died as Kniebeling
Erich Kleiber He was 85, 65 years old when he died as Rosotschke
Hark Bohm He was 36, now 85 years old

Strongman Ferdinand Crew

Name Department
Alexander Kluge as Director. He was 44 (now 92) years old Directing
Alexander Kluge as Writer. He was 44 (now 92) years old Writing
Thomas Mauch as Director of Photography. He was 39 (now 87) years old Camera
Strongman Ferdinand (48 years)

  • Release day: Monday, April 26, 1976
  • Runtime: 91 minutes