''The Pedestrian'' (german: Der Fußgänger) is a 1973 film directed by
Maximilian Schell. It is about the trial of an elderly
war criminal. The film was a
co-production between companies in
Germany
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,
Switzerland and
Israel
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; the movie was distributed in the United States by Cinerama Releasing Corporation.
Cast
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Gustav Rudolf Sellner - Heinz Alfred Giese
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In alphabetical order:''
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Peggy Ashcroft
Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft (22 December 1907 – 14 June 1991), known professionally as Peggy Ashcroft, was an English actress whose career spanned more than 60 years.
Born to a comfortable middle-class family, Ashcroft was deter ...
- Lady Gray
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Gertrud Bald - Henriette Markowitz
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Elisabeth Bergner
Elisabeth Bergner (22 August 1897 – 12 May 1986) was an Austrian-British actress. Primarily a stage actress, her career flourished in Berlin and Paris before she moved to London to work in films. Her signature role was Gemma Jones in '' Esca ...
- Frau Lilienthal
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Lil Dagover - Frau Eschenlohr
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Käthe Haack
Käthe Haack (born Käte Lisbeth Minna Sophie Isolde Haack; 11 August 1897 – 5 May 1986) was a German stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 200 films and 30 television productions between 1915 and 1985.
Life and career
Käte Li ...
- Frau von Rautenfeld
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Peter Hall - Rudolf Hartmann
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Ruth Hausmeister - Inge Marie Giese
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Dagmar Hirtz - Elke Giese
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Johanna Hofer
Johanna Hofer (born Johanna Therese Stern; 30 July 1896 – 30 June 1988) was a German film actress. She appeared in 34 films between 1926 and 1982.
Biography
Hofer was born in Berlin. She was the daughter of engineer and later director of ...
- Frau Bergedorf
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Silvia Hürlimann - Hilde
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Christian Kohlund - Erwin Gotz
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Walter Kohut - Dr. Rolf Meineke
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Alexander May - Alexander Markowitz
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Herbert Mensching - Reporter
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Peter Moland - Reporter
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Françoise Rosay - Madame Dechamps
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Maximilian Schell - Andreas Giese
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Margarete Schell Noé - Frau Buchmann
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Norbert Schiller - Himself
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Walter Schmidinger - Policeman
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Franz Seitz - Dr. Karl Peters
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Manuel Sellner - Hubert Giese
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Sigfrit Steiner
Sigfrit Steiner (31 October 1906 – 21 March 1988) was a Swiss actor. His first stage performance was in 1928 in Gera. He performed in more than one hundred films. He was married to journalist and author Anne Rose Katz.
Selected filmography ...
- Auditor
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Walter Varndal - Dr. Kratxer
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Gila von Weitershausen
Baroness Gila von Weitershausen (; born March 21, 1944) is a German actress. Born in Trebnitz (today Trzebnica), Lower Silesia, Germany (today Poland) into an aristocratic family, she has three brothers and two sisters and is the great-granddaugh ...
- Karin
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Elsa Wagner
Elsa Wagner (24 January 1881 – 17 August 1975) was a German actress who appeared in numerous theatrical productions and feature films during the 20th century, including 1920's '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''.
Life and career
Born as Elisab ...
- Elsa Giese
Awards
The film was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the
46th Academy Awards
The 46th Academy Awards were presented on Tuesday, April 2, 1974, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The ceremonies were presided over by Burt Reynolds, Diana Ross, John Huston, and David Niven.
''The Sting'' won 7 a ...
.
It was also nominated for
Best Foreign Language Film by the U.S.
National Board of Review
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.
See also
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References
External links
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1973 films
1973 drama films
Swiss drama films
German drama films
Israeli drama films
West German films
1970s French-language films
1970s German-language films
Films directed by Maximilian Schell
Films set in West Germany
Films about journalism
Films about war crimes
Best Foreign Language Film Golden Globe winners
Films scored by Manos Hatzidakis
Films produced by Zev Braun
French-language Swiss films
1970s English-language films
1970s German films
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