Strongman Ferdinand

Der starke Ferdinand

The clownish security chief of a West German business is obsessed with protecting his factory from fancied and real breaches, especially from groups such as The Red Army Faction. Ferdinand's paranoia and methods can't be contained by his company. The sympathetically-drawn Ferdinand's ludicrous actions recall those of the cynical, disastrous axis between fascism and big business in 1930's Europe: satire of the rise of private security.

Director

Alexander Kluge

Screenplay

Alexander Kluge

Status

Released

Release date

26/04/1976

Original language

German