War and Peace

Name: War and Peace
Director: Alexander Kluge
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1982-09-30
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 4.5
Cast: Hans-Michael Rehberg, Jürgen Prochnow, Günther Kaufmann, Manfred Zapatka, Karl-Heinz Merz

1982

1h 58m

Documentary

Director: Alexander Kluge

Writers: Alexander Kluge, Volker Schlöndorff

Overview

The third episodic film, after Deutschland im Herbst and Der Kandidat, in which notable German filmmakers reflect on the state of their country. A collage of documentary and dramatised sequences dealing with such topics as overkill, peace demonstrations, NATO arms policy, and life after the next war.