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Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? () is a 1970 German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Michael Fengler. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast.
- Lilith Ungerer - Frau R.
- Kurt Raab - Herr R.
- Lilo Pempeit - Kollegin im Büro
- Franz Maron - Chef
- Harry Baer - Kollege im Büro
- Peter Moland - Kollege im Büro
- Hanna Schygulla - Schulfreundin von
sketched by Fassbinder. Fengler and the cast then improvised the dialogue. Fassbinder asserted that this was really Fengler's work rather than his. Nevertheless, the two were jointly given a directorial award for the project in the 1971 German Film prize competition and "Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?" has always been considered among Fassbinder's films.
"Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?" portrays the life of Herr Raab, a technical draughtsman married and with a small child. The pressures of middle class life take a