Rent Gods of the Plague / Rio Das Mortes (1971)
3.5 of 5 from 2 ratings
1h 32min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
"Gods of the Plague" is an angst-drenched portrait of a newly released jailbird, Franz Walsch (Harry Baer), as he is drawn back into Munich's criminal underworld. While caught between the love of two women (Hanna Schygulla and Margarethe von Trotta), he finds he is implicated in the murder of his brother. After meeting with an old friend, Gunther (Gunther Kaufmann), the two plan a supermarket robbery, but the police have been tipped off. In 'Rio Das Mortes', Michel (Michael Konig) and Gunther (Gunther Kaufmann), two feckless young friends with few prospects, discover an old map of Peru they believe shows the location of a hidden treasure trove. Togetherthey embark on a hare-brained scheme to travel to the Rio das Mortes to look for it, against strong opposition from Michel's fiancee Hanna (Hanna Schygulla). - Actors:
- Hanna Schygulla, Margarethe von Trotta, Harry Baer, Günther Kaufmann, Carla Egerer, Ingrid Caven, Jan George, Lilo Pempeit, Marian Seidowsky, Micha Cochina, Yaak Karsunke, Hannes Gromball, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Irm Hermann, Eva Madelung, Doris Mattes, Peter Moland, David Morgan, Monika Nüchtern, Kurt Raab
- Directors:
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Producers:
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Michael Fengler, Klaus Hellwig, Peer Raben
- Writers:
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Aka:
- Götter der Pest / Rio das Mortes
- Studio:
- Arrow Films
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- Germany
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 13/06/2022
- Run Time:
- 92 minutes
- Languages:
- German Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- Colour and B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Alter Ego: Harry Baer on Rainer Werner Fassbinder, a 40-minute interview with the star of 'Gods of the Plague'
- Taking Off, an exclusive new interview with Michael Konig on 'Rio Das Mortes'
- Original theatrical trailer for 'Gods of the Plague'
