Precautions Against Fanatics
5.7
The film features several horse trainers and other track workers talking about their roles at the track, always eventually interrupted by an older man who claims to be the true authority, and demands that they be thrown out. One recurring young man, the first to appear, claims that he protects the horses from enthusiastic racing fans. He does not appear to be employed by the track, but seems to provide his services voluntarily. His protection from "fanatics" gives the film its title. The film is shot in a documentary style, but the sheer implausibility of the dialogue leaves the exact nature of the film ambiguous.
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Werner Herzog Director · Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus Editor
First release March 28, 1969 · Produced in Germany · Original title Maßnahmen gegen Fanatiker
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Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
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Germany
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Original title
Maßnahmen gegen Fanatiker
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · March 28, 1969
Premiere · Oberhausen Film Festival
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