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Cast

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

René Winterhalter

Martin West

Martin West

Joseph C. Randolph

Marilyn Clark

Marilyn Clark

Betty Randolph

Suzie Galler

Suzie Galler

Kathleen Randolph

Ben Dova

Ben Dova

Old Jim

Leonard Belove

Leonard Belove

Henderson

Michael Stumm

Michael Stumm

Daniel Rosen

Daniel Rosen

Thomas Randolph

William Kuhlke

William Kuhlke

Roger Burget

Roger Burget

Al Christy

Al Christy

Jack Layton

Jack Layton

Kurt Weinzierl

Kurt Weinzierl

Henry Effertz

Henry Effertz

Charles Jones

Charles Jones

John Haseltine

John Haseltine

Charles Devault

Charles Devault

Ken Myers

Ken Myers

Don Shinkle

Don Shinkle

Kurt Koepke

Kurt Koepke

Jack Plympton

Jack Plympton

Jane McMahon

Jane McMahon

Paul Murphy

Paul Murphy

Crew

Ron Fortunato

Ron Fortunato

Assistant Camera

Dirk Petersmann

Dirk Petersmann

Unit Manager

Richard Pfannenstiel

Richard Pfannenstiel

Unit Manager

Kim Schäfermeyer

Kim Schäfermeyer

Cinematography

Alain Wermus

Alain Wermus

Assistant Director

Patrick Roth

Patrick Roth

Dialogue

Dirk Petersmann

Dirk Petersmann

Assistant Director

Christian Watton

Christian Watton

Dialogue

Veith von Fürstenberg

Veith von Fürstenberg

Production Manager

Susi Gogel

Susi Gogel

Assistant Editor

Hans-Dieter Schwarz

Hans-Dieter Schwarz

Sound Mixer

Michael Etz

Michael Etz

Sound Assistant

Silvia Huber

Silvia Huber

Assistant Editor

Ed Parente

Ed Parente

Sound

Ursula Jeshel

Ursula Jeshel

Assistant Director

Elvira Senft

Elvira Senft

Producer

Denyse Noever

Denyse Noever

Producer

Toni Lüdi

Toni Lüdi

Production Design

Carol Cox

Carol Cox

Costume Design

Anita Müllerschön

Anita Müllerschön

Costume Design

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Producer

Hans Kaden

Hans Kaden

Co-Producer

Molly von Fürstenberg

Molly von Fürstenberg

Producer

Hans Noever

Hans Noever

Director

Walter Lassally

Walter Lassally

Director of Photography

Hans Noever

Hans Noever

Writer

Joe Haider

Joe Haider

Music

Christa Wernicke

Christa Wernicke

Editor

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The Price of Survival

19800.0 / 10103 min
Drama

Overview

German director Hans Noever shot this crime drama in the U.S. in English, an unusual achievement at this time. The setting is Jefferson City, Missouri, and Joseph Randolph, a VIP in a fictional electronics company, has just gotten the sack. The company bigwigs insist it is simply because of downsizing, but Randolph is not buying it. Enraged, he gets a handgun (this is the U.S.) and shoots five managers to death. Then he turns himself in and is eventually put in a psychiatric hospital by the police. His family suffers a series of tragedies that leave only his daughter to wonder about why her father was committed to an institution. She joins with a visiting reporter from Chicago and another interested man, and all three start digging deeper into the company's history.