The Fall (1979)
Film adaptation of the last part of Martin Walser's "Kristlein Trilogy": After the perpetually failing intellectual Anselm Kristlein had to make a living as a sales representative and advertising copywriter in "Halbzeit" and became a writer in "Das Einhorn" (filmed in 1977 by Peter Patzak), he now tries his hand as the owner of a pinball arcade in Munich, loses his wife's fortune, and returns to Lake Constance in a chaotic state of mind.
- Released
- 1979-01-18
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Alf Brustellin
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Franz Buchrieser as Anselm Kristlein
- Hannelore Elsner as Alissa Kristlein
- Wolfgang Kieling as Edmund Gabriel
- Eva Maria Meineke as Rosa Blomich
- Kurt Raab as Theopont Dirlewanger
- Mady Rahl as Frau Eltron
- Kurt Weinzierl as Dr. Freudenreich
- Max Strecker as Herr Kaiser
- Marquard Bohm
- Dieter Augustin
- Dietrich Mattausch
- Franziska Walser