Knife in the Head (1980)

  • R
  • 04/23/1980 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 48m

Overview

One night when seeking his estranged wife, Hoffmann goes to the youth center where she works. The police are there rounding up radicals who frequent the center - Hoffmann runs into the building and ends up being shot in the head. He awakens with brain trauma, partially paralyzed and unable to speak. The police accuse him of stabbing an officer; the radicals herald him as an innocent victim of police brutality. During his slow recovery at the hospital, Hoffmann must piece together his life and struggle to remember the events of that night.

Reinhard Hauff

Director

Peter Schneider

Writer

Cast

Bruno Ganz's headshot

Bruno Ganz

Hoffmann
Angela Winkler's headshot

Angela Winkler

Ann
Hans Christian Blech's headshot

Hans Christian Blech

Anleitner
Heinz Hoenig's headshot

Heinz Hoenig

Volker
Hans Brenner's headshot

Hans Brenner

Scholz
Udo Samel's headshot

Udo Samel

Schurig
Eike Gallwitz's headshot

Eike Gallwitz

Dr. Groeske
Carla Egerer's headshot

Carla Egerer

Schwester Angelika

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