The Seventh Continent
7.6
Chronicles three years of a middle-class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, troubled only by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence, however, they're planning something much more sinister.
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Cast
11 people
Birgit Doll
Anna Schober
Known for
Hard to Be a God
Dieter Berner
Georg Schober
Known for
The Piano Teacher
Leni Tanzer
Eva Schober
Also in
The Moor's Head
Die Distel
Silvia Fenz
Optician Customer
Also in
The Neighbour
Helden in Tirol
Robert Dietl
Georg's Superior
Also in
Doppelgänger
Diary of a Lover
Georg Friedrich
Fault Service of the Post Office
Known for
Freud
Great Freedom
Udo Samel
Alexander
Known for
Babylon Berlin
The Piano Teacher
Elisabeth Rath
Eva's Teacher
Also in
Night of a 1000 Hours
Mission: Eureka
Georges Kern
Bank Clerk
Also in
Stockinger
Vier Frauen und ein Todesfall
Meat Loaf
Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
Known for
Fight Club
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Jennifer Rush
Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
Also in
80's Top Ten Hits
Michael Haneke Director · Johanna Teicht Screenplay Anton Peschke Cinematographer
United States release March 26, 1990 · Produced in Austria · Original title Der siebente Kontinent
Production
Wega Film
Production
Austria
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Der siebente Kontinent
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · May 19, 1989
Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
Austria · October 20, 1989
Theatrical
United States · March 26, 1990
Premiere · New York New Directors and New Films Festival
Canada
September 10, 1989 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Finland
July 12, 2006 · Physical · DVD
France
May 20, 1989 · Premiere · Cannes (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs)
April 14, 1993 · Theatrical
Germany
November 16, 1994 · TV
Greece
November 5, 1994 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
May 23, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Japan
January 12, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
October 3, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Poland
July 31, 2017 · Premiere · Film and Art Festival Two Riversides
Sweden
January 27, 1990 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
October 9, 1992 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 6, 2017 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
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