Release Date: 1965-07-04
Overview: 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.
Rating: 5.9 / 10
Henning Harmssen
as Robert Fähmel
Georg Zander
as Hugo
Ulrich Hopmann
as Young Robert Fähmel
Ernst Kutzinski
as Young Schrella
Jean-Marie Straub - Director
Danièle Huillet - Screenplay
Jean-Marie Straub - Screenplay
Jean-Marie Straub - Producer
Danièle Huillet - Producer
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