Slow Attack

Nik, a released prisoner who started writing in prison, wants to leave his past behind him, but refuses to contact his former girlfriend and her family. Under the name of his jail buddy Henry, he moves in with his pen pal - who has never seen him - and is always watched suspiciously by their roommate. Nik began writing in prison and now seeks contact with the literary culture, even though he feels disgusted by the pompous fuss of this society. He is not without talent and works on a novel in which he minutely describes the abduction of an industrialist. Henry gets shot at the prison breakout and visits Nik to get help from him. He likes his novel plot and wants to put it into action.

Rolf Zacher

Henry Kirscher

Burkhard Driest

Nick Dellmann

Katja Rupé

Eva

Carla Egerer

Leila

Kurt Raab

Maria Franz Beekenbrandt

Eckehard Ahrens

Donald

Joey Buschmann

Janni

Veit Relin

Dorsil

Marquard Bohm

John

Hark Bohm

TV-Moderator

Irm Hermann

Apothekerin

Horst Hesslein

2. Gefängnisbeamter

• Reinhard HauffDirector
• Burkhard DriestWriter
• Eberhard JunkersdorfProducer
• Dieter SchidorProducer
• Frank BrühneDirector of Photography
• Peter PrzygoddaEditor

Release date

October 31, 1980

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

16

Genres

Drama, Crime