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The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time
Directed byAlexander Kluge
Written byAlexander Kluge
Produced by
  • Alexander Kluge
  • Willi Segler
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byJane Seitz
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Filmwelt (1985) (West Germany) (theatrical)
  • Edition Filmmuseum (2007) (worldwide) (DVD)
Release dates
  • 31 October 1985 (1985-10-31) (West Germany)
  • 7 September 1986 (1986-09-07) (Canada (Toronto Festival of Festivals))
  • 21 September 1986 (1986-09-21) (USA)
  • 20 June 1998 (1998-06-20) (Germany (TV premiere))
Running time
113 min
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time (German: Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit) is a film made in West Germany in 1985. It is written and directed by Alexander Kluge. The entire film was filmed in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany. The film's working title was Unheimlichkeit der Zeit. An alternate English title of the film is The Blind Director.

Cast

Awards

At the German Film Awards ceremony of 1986, the film won a "Film Award in Silver" for the Shaping of a Feature Film (Kairos Film). It was also nominated for a "Film Award in Gold" in the category of "Outstanding Feature Film" (Kairos Film).

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Alexander Kluge
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