The Price of Survival (1980)
1h 43m
Running Time
February 18, 1980Release Date
The Price of Survival (1980)
1h 43m
Running Time
February 18, 1980Release Date
Plot.
German director Hans Noever shot this crime drama in the U.S. in English, an unusual achievement at this time. The setting is Jefferson City, Missouri, and Joseph Randolph, a VIP in a fictional electronics company, has just gotten the sack. The company bigwigs insist it is simply because of downsizing, but Randolph is not buying it. Enraged, he gets a handgun (this is the U.S.) and shoots five managers to death. Then he turns himself in and is eventually put in a psychiatric hospital by the police. His family suffers a series of tragedies that leave only his daughter to wonder about why her father was committed to an institution. She joins with a visiting reporter from Chicago and another interested man, and all three start digging deeper into the company's history.
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Cast & Crew.
Michel Piccoli
René Winterhalter
Martin West
Joseph C. Randolph
Marilyn Clark
Betty Randolph
Ben Dova
Old Jim
Suzie Galler
Kathleen Randolph
Leonard Belove
Henderson
Hans Noever
Director
Patrick Roth
Writer
Daniel Rosen
Thomas Randolph
Christian Watton
Writer
Denyse Noever
Producer
Elvira Senft
Producer
Molly von Fürstenberg
Producer
Ron Fortunato
Assistant Camera
Toni Lüdi
Production Design
Veith von Fürstenberg
Production Manager
Christa Wernicke
Editor
Walter Lassally
Director of Photography
Hans Kaden
Co-Producer
Alain Wermus
Assistant Director
Hans-Dieter Schwarz
Sound Mixer
Michael Etz
Sound Assistant
Dirk Petersmann
Assistant Director / Unit Manager
Joe Haider
Music
Ursula Jeshel
Assistant Director
Ed Parente
Sound
Susi Gogel
Assistant Editor
Silvia Huber
Assistant Editor
Kim Schäfermeyer
Cinematography
Richard Pfannenstiel
Unit Manager
Anita Müllerschön
Costume Design
Carol Cox
Costume Design
Details.
Release DateFebruary 18, 1980
Original NameDer Preis fürs Überleben
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Genres
Wiki.
Der Preis fürs Überleben is a 1980 West German drama film directed by Hans Noever. It was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.