In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death

Combining fictional and documentary modes, the film takes a critical stance toward Frankfurt's public sphere and urban redevelopment. Despite the serious formal and political concerns of the film, Kluge's heightened sense of the absurd safeguards a reserve of utopian optimism.

Top Billed Cast

Dagmar Bödderich

Inge Maier

Jutta Winkelmann

Rita Müller-Eisert

Kurt Jürgens

Alfred Edel

Bieringer

Norbert Kentrup

Max Endrich