Herbert (Heinz Lieven) is a solid, middle-class engineer who one day quits his job and ensconces himself at home (preferably in the bathroom), refusing to say very much to anyone. His wife (Dorothea Moritz ) is all the more upset at his behavior because on Sunday mornings he goes out into the street and yells at the top of his lungs for everyone to "get up." Eventually, the hard-working wife who is also earning their support convinces Herbert to go to a clinic for treatment. But is it a clinic he needs? Or is Herbert rebelling against a society that is too ordered, too sterile, too buried in the monotony of routine?
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Heinz Lieven
Herbert Sladovsky
Known for
Remember
Dorothea Moritz
Maria Sladovsky
Known for
The Tunnel
Christoph Holch
Sohrab Shahid-Saless
Yvonne Kölsch
Ingrid Domann
Heidi
Also in
The Irony of Life
Wahrheit oder Pflicht
Marten Taege
Ramin Reza Molai
Peter Schütze
Jürgen
No other roles listed
Bert Schmidt
Rolf Bauer
Also in
Between the Covers
Dagmar Hessenland
Ärztin
Also in
Auf Achse
Auf eigene Gefahr
Sohrab Shahid-Saless Director · Bert Schmidt Writer Dieter Reifarth Writer
United States release October 1, 1980 · Produced in Germany · Production Marten Taege Filmproduktion
Production
ZDF
Production
Marten Taege Filmproduktion
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Germany
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Original title
Ordnung
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · March 19, 1980
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1980
Chicago International Film Festival
Canada
September 13, 1980 · Toronto International Film Festival
Denmark
September 15, 1986 · German Film Week
France
May 1, 1980 · Cannes Film Festival
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