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Das Millionenspiel (1970)

Das Millionenspiel poster
Directed by
Tom Toelle
Genre
action film, science fiction film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 46 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a dystopian version of West Germany, a man is chosen as a contestant in a deadly game show where he must survive for a week while being hunted by killers. The program is broadcast live for the public's entertainment.

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What happens

Das Millionenspiel ("The Game of Millions" or "Chance for a Million") is a 1970 West German action/sci-fi television film, directed by Tom Toelle and starring Jörg Pleva, Suzanne Roquette and Dieter Thomas Heck. It was aired by ARD (broadcaster) on 18 October 1970. Wolfgang Menge wrote the screenplay, adapting the short story "The Prize of Peril" by the American writer Robert Sheckley. Wolfgang Menge and Tom Toelle received the 1971 Prix Italia for best television movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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