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Cast

Petar Radenković

Petar Radenković

Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf

Hans Tiedemann

Hans Tiedemann

Herbert Hisel

Herbert Hisel

Peter Schamoni

Peter Schamoni

Crew

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Director

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Producer

Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus

Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus

Editor

Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Cinematography

Dietrich Lohmann

Dietrich Lohmann

Cinematography

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Writer

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

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Precautions Against Fanatics

19695.6 / 1011 min
Comedy

Overview

The film features several horse trainers and other track workers talking about their roles at the track, always eventually interrupted by an older man who claims to be the true authority, and demands that they be thrown out. One recurring young man, the first to appear, claims that he protects the horses from enthusiastic racing fans. He does not appear to be employed by the track, but seems to provide his services voluntarily. His protection from "fanatics" gives the film its title. The film is shot in a documentary style, but the sheer implausibility of the dialogue leaves the exact nature of the film ambiguous.