Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet

DVD/BDORSSES15
Director:Alexander Kluge
Length:77 minutes
Genre:Scifi

Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet

Willi Tobler und der Untergang der 6. Flotte; Alexander Kluge, 1972, OV (nem.) + AT + eST | Nemecká jeseň; Alexander Kluge, 1972, versions: OR,SS,ES,

Photos from movie - source: Kairos Film

Director: Alexander Kluge • Scenario: Alexander Kluge • Kameraman: Dietrich Lohmann, Alfred Tichawsky, Thomas Mauch • Actors: Alfred Edel, Kurt Jürgens, Hark Bohm, Nathalie Bowakow, Sabine Skalla, Steffi Skalla, Angela Skalla, Hannelore Hoger

Alexander Kluge of the New German Cinema returns to the conventions of science fiction for this assault on the German establishment. During the War of the Galactic Citizens, Willi Tobler decides to rid himself of his material possessions and responsibilities after his sector is bombarded. He not only leaves behind his belongings but also his wife and child, seeking security from the ravages of space war. He volunteers to be the public relations man for the Chief Admiral of the 6th Fleet, but his new life does not give him the security he wanted. With its intentionally low-budget look and offbeat intertitles, Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet evokes the hand-crafted effects of Georges Melies. Combined with a dependence on improvisation, the film also serves as an example of radical experimentation within a popular genre.

Length: 77 min

Year: 1972

Country of origin:

  • Germany

Language version:

OR - Original version
SS - Slovak subtitles
ES - English subtitles

Photos from movie - source: Kairos Film

Director: Alexander Kluge • Scenario: Alexander Kluge • Kameraman: Dietrich Lohmann, Alfred Tichawsky, Thomas Mauch • Actors: Alfred Edel, Kurt Jürgens, Hark Bohm, Nathalie Bowakow, Sabine Skalla, Steffi Skalla, Angela Skalla, Hannelore Hoger

Alexander Kluge of the New German Cinema returns to the conventions of science fiction for this assault on the German establishment. During the War of the Galactic Citizens, Willi Tobler decides to rid himself of his material possessions and responsibilities after his sector is bombarded. He not only leaves behind his belongings but also his wife and child, seeking security from the ravages of space war. He volunteers to be the public relations man for the Chief Admiral of the 6th Fleet, but his new life does not give him the security he wanted. With its intentionally low-budget look and offbeat intertitles, Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet evokes the hand-crafted effects of Georges Melies. Combined with a dependence on improvisation, the film also serves as an example of radical experimentation within a popular genre.

Year: 1972

Country of origin:

  • Germany

Language version:

OR - Original version
SS - Slovak subtitles
ES - English subtitles