A Degree of Murder

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A Degree of Murder
Directed by	Volker Schlöndorff
Produced by	Rob Houwer
Written by	Arne Boyer Niklas Frank Volker Schlöndorff Gregor von Rezzori
Starring	Anita Pallenberg Hans Peter Hallwachs
Music by	Brian Jones
Cinematography	Franz Rath
Editing by	Claus von Boro
Distributed by	Constantin Film (Germany) Universal Pictures (US)
Release date(s)	April 19 1967
Running time	87 min
Country	West Germany
Language	German
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A Degree of Murder (Orig. Mord Und Totschlag) is a 1967 West German film, starring Anita Pallenberg and directed by Volker Schlondorff. The film is widly recognised because of the soundtrack composed, produced, arranged, and played by Brian Jones (founder of the rolling stones), Pallenberg's boyfriend at the time.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Soundtrack
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Marie(Anita Pallenberg)shoots dead her ex boyfriend with his own gun, after he attemps to beat her. Instead of reporting this to the police she hires two men to help her dump the body in a construction site near an autobahn. While doing this she becomes romantically involed with both men!! The film was filmed in west Germany in 1967. It is 87 minutes long and filmed in colour.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Cast

Anita Pallenberg as Marie
Hans Peter Hallwachs as Gunther
Manfred Fischbeck as Fritz
Werner Enke as Hans
Kurt Bulau as (uncredited)
Willy Harlander (uncredited)
Angela Hillebrecht (uncredited)
Sonja Karzau (uncredited)

[edit] Soundtrack

The soundtrack by Pallenberg's boyfriend Brian Jones has unfourtunatley been lost. It has never had an official release, the closest to the soundtrack is by buying the film.

The musicians used were: