Rent Black Gravel (1961)
3.8 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 53min
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- Synopsis:
- Sohnen is a town built on vice for the occupying American forces in post-war Germany. Robert (Helmut Wildt), a local truck driver who sells off gravel from the site he works on as a side hustle, runs into an old flame, Inge (Ingmar Zeisberg), who is now respectably married to American officer John (Hans Cossy). When the pair are driving in Robert's truck, tragedy strikes and they find themselves covering up a terrible secret...From Helmut Kautner, 'Black Gravel' was reviled on its release in Germany for its frank depiction of anti-semitism and savage depiction of a country on its knees after the war.
- Actors:
- Helmut Wildt, Ingmar Zeisberg, Hans Cossy, Wolfgang Büttner, Anita Höfer, Heinrich Trimbur, Peter Nestler, Edeltraut Elsner, Else Knott, Guy Gehrke, Ilse Pagé, O.A. Buck, Karl Luley, Max Buchsbaum, Gisela Fischer, Ursula Gütschow, Erich Buschardt, Xeno Strauss, Peter Thomas, Georg Lobewein
- Directors:
- Helmut Käutner
- Producers:
- Walter Ulbrich
- Writers:
- Helmut Käutner, Walter Ulbrich
- Aka:
- Schwarzer Kies
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- Germany
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/08/2024
- Run Time:
- 114 minutes
- Languages:
- German LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Includes both the uncensored original cut (114 mins) and the re-edited distribution cut (113 mins), featuring alternate ending
- Audio commentary with film historian Olaf Moller (2020)
- New interview with writer and programmer Margaret Deriaz (2024, 19 mins)
- Newsreel footage from the film set featuring behind-the-scenes images and an interview with Kautner (1960, 4 mins)
- Trailer
