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  • Knife in the Head (1978)
  • 113 min | Drama
Knife in the Head (1978)
113 min | Drama

During a police raid on a youth center, the biogeneticist Hoffmann is shot in the head. When he awakes from a coma, he can't remember anyting. The police accuse him of being a terrorist.
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Director
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Peter Schneider (screenplay)
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Updated Oct 11, 1978

Release date
Apr 23, 1980 (United States)

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Cast

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24 cast members
Name Known for
Bruno Ganz
Dr. Berthold Hoffmann Dr. Berthold Hoffmann   See fewer
Angela Winkler
Ann Hoffmann Ann Hoffmann   See fewer
Hans Christian Blech
Anleitner Anleitner   See fewer
Heinz Hoenig
Volker (as Heinz Hönig) Volker (as Heinz Hönig)   See fewer
Hans Brenner
Scholz Scholz   See fewer
Udo Samel
Ernst Schurig Ernst Schurig   See fewer
Eike Gallwitz
Dr. Gröske Dr. Gröske   See fewer
Carla Egerer
Schwester Angelika Schwester Angelika   See fewer
Gabriele Dossi
Schwester Emilie Schwester Emilie   See fewer
Hans Fuchs
Chefarzt Chefarzt   See fewer
Gert Burkard
Institutsdirektor Ahrens (as Gerd Burkhard) Institutsdirektor Ahrens (as Gerd Burkhard)   See fewer
Erich Kleiber
Pförtner Arnold Pförtner Arnold   See fewer
Karl-Heinz Merz
Patient (as Karl Heinz Merz) Patient (as Karl Heinz Merz)   See fewer
Ursel Lessoing
Frau Schurig Frau Schurig   See fewer
Heinz Hürländer
Kommissar (as Heinz Hurlander) Kommissar (as Heinz Hurlander)   See fewer
Karl Scheydt
Kommissar Kommissar   See fewer
Alois Mayer
Kommissar Kommissar   See fewer
Herbert Kerz
Hausmeister Hausmeister   See fewer
Roland Teubner
Bauarbeiter Bauarbeiter   See fewer
Hans Noever
TV-Journalist TV-Journalist   See fewer
Robert Kaiser
Brille Brille   See fewer
Michael Wiedemann
Mann im Aufzug (uncredited) Mann im Aufzug (uncredited)   See fewer
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