The American Soldier
Der amerikanische Soldat
Germany • 1970
Director
Synopsis
The German-born American GI Ricky (Karl Scheydt) returns to Munich from Vietnam and is promptly hired as a contract killer. Rainer Werner Fassbinder's experimental noir is a subversive, self-reflexive gangster movie full of unexpected asides and stylistic flourishes, and features an audaciously bonkers final shot and memorable turns from many of the director's rotating gallery of players.
Synopsis
The German-born American GI Ricky (Karl Scheydt) returns to Munich from Vietnam and is promptly hired as a contract killer. Rainer Werner Fassbinder's experimental noir is a subversive, self-reflexive gangster movie full of unexpected asides and stylistic flourishes, and features an audaciously bonkers final shot and memorable turns from many of the director's rotating gallery of players.
Credits
Crew
DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder
WriterRainer Werner Fassbinder
CinematographerDietrich Lohmann
ComposerPeer Raben
EditorThea Eymèsz
ProducerPeer Raben, Rainer Werner Fassbinder