The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty

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The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty
Directed by	Wim Wenders
Produced by	Peter Genée Thomas Schamoni
Written by	Peter Handke Wim Wenders
Starring	Arthur Brauss
Music by	Jürgen Knieper
Cinematography	Robby Müller
Editing by	Peter Przygodda
Distributed by	Bauer International (U.S.)
Release date(s)	February 19, 1972
Running time	101 min.
Country	West Germany Austria
Language	German
Budget	DEM 620,000 (estimated)
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The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty (German: Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter; also known as The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick) is a 1972 German language drama film directed by Wim Wenders. It was adapted from a novella by Wenders' long-time collaborator Peter Handke.

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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.

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Films directed by Wim Wenders

Summer in the City • The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty • The Scarlet Letter • Alice in the Cities • The Wrong Move • Kings of the Road • The American Friend • Lightning Over Water • Room 666 • Hammett • The State of Things • Paris, Texas • Tokyo-Ga • Wings of Desire • Until the End of the World • Faraway, So Close! • Lisbon Story • The End of Violence • Buena Vista Social Club • The Million Dollar Hotel • Ten Minutes Older • The Soul of a Man • Land of Plenty • Don't Come Knocking' • The Palermo Shooting

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