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Latvia, 1919: the end of the Russian Civil War. An aristocratic young woman (brilliantly played by Margarethe von Trotta) becomes involved with a sexually repressed Prussian soldier. When she is rejected by her love, the young woman is sent into a downward spiral of psychosexual depression, promiscuity, and revolutionary collaboration. A startling tale of heartbreak and violence set against the backdrop of bloody revolution, Volker Schlöndorff's Coup de grâce is a powerful film that explores the interrelation of private passion and political commitment.
Original Release
10/21/1976
US Release
02/05/1978
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Matthias Habich | Erich von Lhomond |
Rüdiger Kirschstein | Conrad von Reval / Conrad de Reval |
Mathieu Carrière | Volkmar / Volkmar von Plessen |
Marc Eyraud | Dr. Paul Rugen / Doctor Paul Rugen |
Valeska Gert | Tante Praskovia |
Frederik von Zichy | Franz von Aland |
Bruno Thost | Chopin |
Alexander von Eschwege | Blankenberg |
Franz Morak | Grigori Loew |
Maria Guttenbrunner | Mutter Loew |
Directors
Writers
Margarethe von Trotta, Marguerite Yourcenar, Geneviève Dormann, Jutta Brückner
Cast
Name | Character |
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Matthias Habich | Erich von Lhomond |
Rüdiger Kirschstein | Conrad von Reval / Conrad de Reval |
Mathieu Carrière | Volkmar / Volkmar von Plessen |
Marc Eyraud | Dr. Paul Rugen / Doctor Paul Rugen |
Valeska Gert | Tante Praskovia |
Frederik von Zichy | Franz von Aland |
Bruno Thost | Chopin |
Alexander von Eschwege | Blankenberg |
Franz Morak | Grigori Loew |
Maria Guttenbrunner | Mutter Loew |
Hannes Kaetner | Michel |
Stephan Paryla | Sergeant / Unteroffizier |
Margarethe von Trotta | Sophie de Reval |
Karl-Heinz Merz | Extra |
Mehdi Taleghani | Borschikoff |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Eberhard Junkersdorf | Executive Producer |
Volker Schlöndorff | Producer |
Anatole Dauman | Producer |
Hans Prescher | Producer |
Eberhard Junkersdorf | Producer |