One or the Other of Us (1974)
- Original title
- Einer von uns beiden
- Directed by
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 4.7 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A university professor and a blackmailer engage in a battle of wills. The story follows their intense personal conflict.
tensesuspensefulpsychologicalcoldurbangrittyclaustrophobic
What happens
One or the Other of Us (German: Einer von uns beiden) is a 1974 West German film directed by Wolfgang Petersen. It was Petersen's first theatrical feature film, and was based on the novel of the same name by Horst Bosetzky, published anonymously under his pseudonym -ky. The film is a psychological thriller and focuses on the intense conflict between a university professor and a blackmailer. The film features Klaus Schwarzkopf and Jürgen Prochnow as the two main characters and won two Bundesfilmpreise. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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