Knife in the Back

At night, a violent confrontation between a pimp and a Greek guest worker takes place on Hamburg's Reeperbahn, resulting in the latter's death. In the subsequent trial before a jury, contradictory statements make it difficult to decide whether this was an intentional act or an accident.

Hans Brenner

Hans Eder

Karl-Heinz Vosgerau

Werner

Hellmut Lange

Untersuchungsrichter

Fritz Hollenbeck

Verteidiger

Barbara Valentin

Prostituierte

Isolde Barth

Prostituierte

Lutz Mackensy

Richter

Günter Lamprecht

Schöffe

Matthias Ponnier

Bordellangestellter

Gert Haucke

Schöffe

Horst Hesslein

Barkeeper

• Ottokar RunzeDirector

Release date

January 1, 1975

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Drama