Desperado City
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Skoda is the son of a wealthy, overbearing banker and rather than put up with his father to keep a privileged lifestyle, he has chosen to ditch the relationship and drive a taxi for a living. The film follows Skoda on his nightly rides through the city, and though different characters come and go, Skoda meets a kindred spirit in the form of a teenage woman who finds her own home life equally difficult to shoulder. The two young people are gradually attracted to each other, and they end up one night in Skoda's room together. At that moment, the older woman that Skoda had been involved with opens the door and discovers his infidelity. Skoda is living in her house and driving the taxi she gave him -- her commitment was abundantly clear from the beginning. Pushed over the edge, the older woman commits suicide -- and Skoda is blamed for her death by her ex-husband. He swears to avenge her, and the hunt for Skoda begins.
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Cast
25 people
Siemen Rühaak
Skoda
Known for
Amrum
Beate Finckh
Liane
Known for
Run Lola Run
Vera Tschechowa
Hilke
Known for
Love at Twenty
Karin Baal
Eva Buchholz
Known for
What Have You Done to Solange?
Lola
Peter Wohlgemuth
Witta Pohl
Gertrud
Also in
Diese Drombuschs
Supermarket
Domenica Niehoff
Titten-Ilse
Also in
Eight Miles High
Taxi to Cairo
Vadim Glowna
Paul
Known for
Les Misérables
Cross of Iron
Heinz Domez
Kurt
Also in
Dear Fatherland Be at Peace
Supermarket
Irmgard Veithen
Blondie
Known for
My Friends Act III
Rosemarie Heinikel
Rita
Known for
Woyzeck
Caroline Haggerty
Mona
No other roles listed
Vadim Glowna Director · Stanley Walden Composer Thomas Mauch Cinematographer
United States release October 1, 1981 · Produced in Germany · Production Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film
Production
Atossa Film Produktion
Production
Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · April 23, 1981
Premiere · München, Leopold 2
United States · October 1, 1981
Chicago International Film Festival
Germany · April 29, 1982
Theatrical
Canada
September 12, 1981 · Toronto Film Festival
Netherlands
April 29, 1982
Portugal
May 25, 1984
Spain
May 17, 1982 · Madrid
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