The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
1972 · Movie · 101 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
A goalkeeper is sent off during a game for committing a foul. He spends the night with a cinema cashier, whom he afterwards kills. Although a type of detective film, it is more slow moving and contemplative than other films of the genre. It explores the monotony of the murderer's existence and, like many of Wenders' films, the overwhelming cultural influence of America in post-war West Germany.
Direction Wim Wenders
Cast Arthur Brauss · Kai Fischer · Erika Pluhar · Libgart Schwarz · Marie Bardischewski
Soundtrack Jürgen Knieper
Screenplay Peter Handke · Wim Wenders
Cinematography Robby Müller
Original title Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter
5.8
127 votes (FilmAffinity)
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