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
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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 / Producer

Martin West
Joseph C. Randolph

Marilyn Clark
Betty Randolph

Suzie Galler
Kathleen Randolph

Ben Dova
Old Jim

Leonard Belove
Henderson

Michael Stumm

Daniel Rosen
Thomas Randolph

William Kuhlke

Roger Burget

Al Christy

Patrick Roth
Dialogue

Christian Watton
Dialogue

Susi Gogel
Assistant Editor

Silvia Huber
Assistant Editor

Kim Schäfermeyer
Cinematography

Ron Fortunato
Assistant Camera

Hans-Dieter Schwarz
Sound Mixer

Michael Etz
Sound Assistant

Ed Parente
Sound

Alain Wermus
Assistant Director

Dirk Petersmann
Assistant Director / Unit Manager

Ursula Jeshel
Assistant Director

Veith von Fürstenberg
Production Manager

Richard Pfannenstiel
Unit Manager

Anita Müllerschön
Costume Design

Carol Cox
Costume Design

Toni Lüdi
Production Design

Molly von Fürstenberg
Producer

Elvira Senft
Producer

Denyse Noever
Producer

Hans Kaden
Co-Producer

Hans Noever
Director / Writer

Walter Lassally
Director of Photography

Joe Haider
Music

Christa Wernicke
Editor

John Haseltine

Ken Myers

Paul Murphy

Charles Jones

Charles Devault

Henry Effertz

Kurt Weinzierl

Jack Layton

Don Shinkle

Kurt Koepke

Jack Plympton

Jane McMahon
Details.
Release DateFebruary 18, 1980
Original NameDer Preis fürs Überleben
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Genres
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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.