Main Cast: Ruth Hausmeister, Gustav Rudolf Sellner
Release Year: 1974
Country: WG
Run Time: 97 minutes
Plot
The Pedestrian (Der Fussganger) was the second filmed directorial effort of German actor Maximillian Schell. Billed third under Gustav Rudolf Sellner and Ruth Hausmeister, Schell plays Andreas Giese, a Krupp-like industrialist whose past suddenly returns to haunt him. A newspaper article reveals that Giese was responsible for the wartime destruction of a Greek village and the wholesale slaughter of the villagers. Whether or not Giese feels remorse for his actions is ultimately beside the point: his family is torn apart and his son kills himself as a result of the accusation. Here as in other films, Schell exhibits his fondness for female European film stars of days gone by: Elizabeth Bergner, Lil (Metropolis) Dagover, Francoise Rosay and Peggy Ashcroft appear in key minor roles. The winner of several international awards and a "best foreign picture" Oscar nominee, The Pedestrian was also produced and written by Schell. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
Peggy Ashcroft - Lady Gray; Gertrud Bald - Henriette Markowitz; Elisabeth Bergner - Frau Lilienthal; Lil Dagover - Frau Eschenlohr; Käthe Haacke - Frau von Rautenfeld; Ruth Hausmeister - Inge Maria Giese; Dagmar Hirtz - Elke Giese; Johanna Hofer - Frau Bergedorf; Christian Kohlund - Erwin Gotz; Walter Kohut - Dr. Rolf Meineke; Alexander May - Alexander Markowitz; Herbert Mensching - Reporter; Peter Moland - Reporter; Angela Salloker - Herself; Norbert Schiller - Himself; Walter Schmidinger - Policeman; Franz Seitz - Dr. Karl Peters; Gustav Rudolf Sellner - Heinz Alfred Giese; Manuel Sellner - Hubert Giese; Sigfrit Steiner - Auditor; Gila Von Weitershausen - Karin; Elsa Wagner - Elsa Giese; Michael Weinert - Michael Giese; Maximilian Schell - Andreas Giese; Françoise Rosay - Frau Dechamps; Peter Hall - Rudolf Hartmann
Credit
Leonhard Gmuer - First Assistant Director, Maximilian Schell - Director, Dagmar Hirtz - Editor, Manos Hadjidakis - Composer (Music Score), Wolfgang Treu - Cinematographer, Klaus König - Cinematographer, Zev Braun - Producer, Maximilian Schell - Producer, Herta Pischinger - Set Designer, Brian Marshall - Sound/Sound Designer, Maximilian Schell - Screenwriter
