San Domingo is a 1970 West German drama film directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg. It tells the story of a man who joins a rock music hippie commune. When the commune members learn that his family is wealthy, they tell his parents that he has been kidnapped and demand a ransom. The film is loosely based on the story Betrothal in St. Domingo by Heinrich von Kleist. The actors are primarily non-professionals. The film received the 1971 Deutscher Filmpreis for Best Cinematography and Best Music.[1]
| San Domingo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hans-Jürgen Syberberg |
| Screenplay by | Hans-Jürgen Syberberg |
| Based on | Betrothal in St. Domingo by Heinrich von Kleist |
| Produced by | Hans Jürgen Syberberg |
| Cinematography | Christian Blackwood |
| Edited by | Ingrid Fischer |
| Music by | Amon Düül II |
Production company | TMS Film GmbH |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Cast
edit- Michael König as Michi
- Alice Ottawa as Alice
- Wolfgang Haas as Hasi
- Hans-Georg Behr as Schorschi, poet and drug dealer
- Carla Egerer as Michi's mother (as Carla Aulaulu)
- Peter Moland as Michi's father
References
edit- ^ "San Domingo". Filmportal.de (in German). German Film Institute. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
External links
edit- San Domingo at IMDb
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