A story about the continuity and collapse of history, the power of suppression, and the terror of reconciliation; loyalty, treason and revenge. In a brave cinematic game, Heinrich Böll’s story Billiards at Half-Past Nine is split up into cracks, blocks, breaks and sudden turns, as the life story of a German family, covering numerous generations, is propelled forward.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Henning Harmssen, Georg Zander, Ulrich Hopmann, Ernst Kutzinski, Jochem Grüner, Günter Göbel
Crew: Danièle Huillet (Screenplay), Jean-Marie Straub (Screenplay), Jean-Marie Straub (Director), Jean-Marie Straub (Editor), Danièle Huillet (Editor), Heinrich Böll (Novel)
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Studio: Straub-Huillet
Runtime: 55 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jul 04, 1965
IMDb: 5
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