Rent Black Gravel (1961)
3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 53min
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- Synopsis:
In this gripping Cold War noir, tensions simmer between residents of a small German village and the soldiers of a U.S. military base. Postwar economic hardship has turned the town of Sohnen into a vice district. The women serve as entertainment for the GIs, while the men struggle for survival in the black market. Helmed by Helmut Käutner (Port of Freedom), Black Gravel is hardboiled cinema at its most cynical, recalling such white-knuckle thrillers as Henri-Georges Clouzot’s The Wages of Fear and Jules Dassin and A.I. Bezzerides’s Thieves’ Highway. Upon its initial release, 'Black Gravel' was criticized for its honest depiction of lingering antisemitism - and the film was re-edited for general release. - 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:
- 115 minutes
- Languages:
- German LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Includes both uncensored original cut and the re-edited distribution cut
- Audio commentary with film historian Olaf Möller (2020)
- Newl introduction from writer and programmer Margaret Deriaz (2024)
- Newsreel footage of film set featuring behind-the-scenes footage and an interview with Käutner (1960)
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