The revolt

Movie
Original title	The revolt
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1969
length	95 minutes
Rod
Director	Reinhard Hauff
script	Peter Glotz , Volker Koch , Reinhard Hauff
production	Helmut Krapp
camera	Wolfgang-Peter Hassenstein
cut	Hilwa from Boro
occupation
Hans Brenner : Dieter Hartenstein Raimund Harmstorf : Hans Jürgen Berger Katrin Schaake : Margit Weiss Marquard Bohm : Line Hanna Schygulla : Sandra V. Hans Beerhenke : Broker Claus-Dieter Reents : Rombach Arthur Brauss : Brother Hartenstein Hellmut Reusse : Authorized Signatory Seyfert Hark Bohm : First student Matthias Hell : Host Roderich Wehnert : caretaker Michael Z. Hoffmann : Young worker Veith von Fürstenberg : Second student Irm Hermann : Girls on the go-kart track Kurt Raab : Gas station attendant Peter Bauer : moviegoers Peter Moland : Director of the cinema

The Revolte is a German film drama in black and white from 1969 by the director Reinhard Hauff . The script was written by Peter Glotz , Volker Koch and the director. The main roles are cast with Hans Brenner , Raimund Harmstorf , Katrin Schaake and Hanna Schygulla . The film was shown for the first time on October 21, 1969 in the ARD program .

action

The 25-year-old Dieter Hartenstein is a good worker as a clerk at a large insurance company. He doesn't seem to care much about it himself. In his free time, too, he mainly socializes with people who have nothing to do with the company or his job. Hartenstein is both dissatisfied with the daily grind and with his tasks and duties, which are basically none for him. One morning he just stays away from work.

Hartenstein goes to a friend and meets a girl. Together they take part in political campaigns that bring them together with committed political peers. With the new friend he makes some money as a representative. But he does not get through in this industry and is always between the fronts: on the one hand, he is unable to analyze and determine his own situation, on the other hand he is cut off from those who formulate their criticism effectively. He also has no connection with the rebels. He gropes in the dark without a goal and ultimately without measure. Eventually Hartenstein steals a car; but before he flees across the border abroad, he shoots himself.

Reviews

The Protestant Film Observer draws the following conclusion: “This television film does not try to create a well-rounded story; rather it shows stations, approaches, attempts, ways out, failures. He does it without a raised index finger, and that makes him likable. [...] If you want to deal with the problems of today's youth, understand them or at least get to know their problems, their protest actions, you should watch this television film carefully. Displeasure and disappointment is often the problem for these young people. One should take note of them. "

Footnotes and web links

• The revolt in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The revolt at filmportal.de

Footnotes and individual references

1. ↑ Today mainly known as a former SPD politician († 2005)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Source: Evangelischer Film-Beobachter , Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 464/1969, p. 455