Fleisch (film)
Fleisch | |
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Theatrical release psoter | |
Directed by | Rainer Erler |
Produced by |
Rainer Erler Helmut Rasp |
Written by | Rainer Erler |
Starring |
Wolf Roth Jutta Speidel |
Narrated by | ZDF |
Music by | Eugen Thomass |
Cinematography |
Wolfgang Grasshoff Wolf Bachmann |
Edited by | Hilwa von Boro |
Distributed by | Pentagramma |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
Fleisch (international title: Spare Parts)[1] is a German cult film[2] by Rainer Erler about organ trafficking produced in 1979.
Plot
A newly married couple is spending their honeymoon in the southwestern United States.[3] Suddenly, the unbelievable happens: the husband is kidnapped and assaulted by paramedics in an ambulance. The wife escapes at the last minute, and is picked up by a truck driver.[4] Together they embark on the search for the kidnapped husband, they encounter a dangerous and perfectly organized syndicate that supplies the world's wealthy customers in organs of young, healthy people.[5]
Cast
- Jutta Speidel - Monica
- Wolf Roth - Bill
- Herbert Herrmann - Mike
- Charlotte Kerr - Dr. Jackson
Production
It was produced for ZDF and was telecasted on the 16 June 1979 on German television,[6] the cast of the film includes Jutta Speidel and Wolf Roth.[7]
Remake
The television station ProSieben narrated the 2007 remake of the film, which was directed by Oliver Schmitz,[8] the movie starred Sebastian Ströbel and Theresa Scholze.[9]
Books
Erler has the screenplay of Fleisch processed in a novel, which originally released from Goldmann Verlag, the Shayol Verlag released in 2006, a new revised edition.[10]
References
- ↑ Fleisch, IMDb.com; accessed 9 May 2017.
- ↑ Frischfleisch für Organhändler – Fernsehen – NRZ – DerWesten, derwesten.de; accessed 9 May 2017.(in German)
- ↑ Fleisch, Follow-me-now.de; accessed 9 May 2017.(in German)
- ↑ Fleisch 1979: Movie and film review, Answers.com; accessed 9 May 2017.
- ↑ Fleisch (1979) – Review: DVD, outnow.ch; accessed 9 May 2017.
- ↑ Rainer Erler: Fleisch – SHAYOL
- ↑ Fleisch – Regie: Rainer Erler, deutsches-filmhaus.de; accessed 9 May 2017.(in German)
- ↑ Fleisch, kino.de; accessed 9 May 2017.(in German)
- ↑ Organhandel-Thriller Fleisch – Haste mal 'ne Niere?, spiegel.de; accessed 9 May 2017.(in German)
- ↑ Fleisch – Rainer Erler, buch.de; accessed 9 May 2017.(in German)