Strongman Ferdinand
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The clownish security chief of a West German business is obsessed with protecting his factory from fancied and real breaches, especially from groups such as The Red Army Faction. Ferdinand's paranoia and methods can't be contained by his company. The sympathetically-drawn Ferdinand's ludicrous actions recall those of the cynical, disastrous axis between fascism and big business in 1930's Europe: satire of the rise of private security.
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Cast
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Heinz Schubert
Ferdinand Rieche
Known for
The Counterfeiters
Funeral in Berlin
Vérénice Rudolph
Gertie Kahlmann
Known for
Marianne and Juliane
Alexander Kluge
Thomas Mauch
Joachim Hackethal
Kniebeling
Also in
The Tin Drum
Campus Teasers
Gert Günther Hoffmann
Wilutzki
Also in
Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein
Burning Sands
Siegfried Wischnewski
Kobras
Also in
Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2
Ein Heim für Tiere
Erich Kleiber
Rosotschke
Also in
Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose 4: Die versaute Hochzeitsnacht
Knife in the Head
Heinz Schimmelpfennig
Ganter
Hark Bohm
Known for
The Golden Glove
The Third Generation
Rolf Zacher
Reporter
Known for
Just Desserts
Franz Kollasch
Also in
The Consequence
Scene of the Crime
Alexander Kluge Director · Thomas Mauch Cinematographer Heidi Genée Editor
First release April 26, 1976 · Produced in Germany · Production Constantin Film
Production
Kairos-Film
Production
Constantin Film
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Der starke Ferdinand
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · April 26, 1976
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