From the Life of the Marionettes (1980)
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980)
The Woman He's About to Touch is a Dream. The Murder He's About to Commit is Not.
Peter and Katarina are at a marital crossroads, but, when he brutally kills a burlesque dancer, their domestic squabbles are rendered trivial by comparison. In the wake of the crime, the film backtracks, painting a portrait of the fraught union between Peter and Katarina. When does a marriage go bad? What causes a member of the German bourgeoisie to murder an innocent woman?

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Cast

Robert Atzorn Robert Atzorn As: Peter Egerman
Christine Buchegger Christine Buchegger As: Katarina Egerman
Martin Benrath Martin Benrath As: Mogensjensen
Rita Russek Rita Russek As: Katharina Krafft
Lola Müthel Lola Müthel As: Cordelia Egerman
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Storyline

Peter and Katarina are at a marital crossroads, but, when he brutally kills a burlesque dancer, their domestic squabbles are rendered trivial by comparison. In the wake of the crime, the film backtracks, painting a portrait of the fraught union between Peter and Katarina. When does a marriage go bad? What causes a member of the German bourgeoisie to murder an innocent woman?


Tagline: The Woman He's About to Touch is a Dream. The Murder He's About to Commit is Not.
Certification: K-16

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: Deutsch

Release Date: 08 October 1980

Country: DE

Runtime: 104m

Company Credits

Company: Personafilm

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Cast

Robert Atzorn

Robert Atzorn

Peter Egerman

Christine Buchegger

Christine Buchegger

Katarina Egerman

Martin Benrath

Martin Benrath

Mogensjensen

Rita Russek

Rita Russek

Katharina Krafft

Lola Müthel

Lola Müthel

Cordelia Egerman

Walter Schmidinger

Walter Schmidinger

Tim Mandelbaum

Heinz Bennent

Heinz Bennent

Arthur Brenner

Karl Heinz Pelser

Karl Heinz Pelser

Untersuchungsrichter

Gaby Dohm

Gaby Dohm

Frau Anders

Toni Berger

Toni Berger

Portier

Erwin Faber

Erwin Faber

Heino Hallhuber

Heino Hallhuber

Directed By

Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman

Director

Johannes Kaetzler

Johannes Kaetzler

Assistant Director

Trudy von Trotha

Trudy von Trotha

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Franz Achter

Franz Achter

Unit Manager

Michael Juncker

Michael Juncker

Unit Manager

Paulette Hufnagel

Paulette Hufnagel

Production Manager

Irmgard Kempinski

Irmgard Kempinski

Production Manager

Rolf Zehetbauer

Rolf Zehetbauer

Production Designer

Horst Wendlandt

Horst Wendlandt

Producer

Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Charlotte Flemming

Charlotte Flemming

Costume Design

Heinz A. Schulze

Heinz A. Schulze

Costume Design

Mathilde Basedow

Mathilde Basedow

Makeup Artist

Sound

Rolf A. Wilhelm

Rolf A. Wilhelm

Original Music Composer

Milan Bor

Milan Bor

Sound Mixer

Norbert Lill

Norbert Lill

Assistant Sound Designer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Sven Nykvist

Sven Nykvist

Director of Photography

Arne Carlsson

Arne Carlsson

Still Photographer

Karl-Heinz Hofmann

Karl-Heinz Hofmann

Assistant Camera

Lars Karlsson

Lars Karlsson

Assistant Camera

Lighting

Rudolf Ibelher

Rudolf Ibelher

Chief Lighting Technician

Art Department

Herbert Strabel

Herbert Strabel

Art Direction

Other Crew

Heino Hallhuber

Heino Hallhuber

Choreographer

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