One or the Other

Original title: Einer von uns beiden

1974
1h 45m

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Jürgen Prochnow and Klaus Schwarzkopf in One or the Other (1974)

What started as a simple blackmail, quickly devolves into a downward spiral of psychological and physical violence.What started as a simple blackmail, quickly devolves into a downward spiral of psychological and physical violence.What started as a simple blackmail, quickly devolves into a downward spiral of psychological and physical violence.

Director
- Wolfgang Petersen
Writers
- Horst Bosetzky
- Manfred Purzer
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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Director
- Wolfgang Petersen
Writers
- Horst Bosetzky
- Manfred Purzer
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

Trivia
Official submission of West-Germany for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 47th Academy Awards in 1975. It did not receive a nomination.

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9/10

A German approach on New Hollywood

This is a great early film by director Wolfgang Petersen and in my opinion, it is the closest Germany ever got to the "New Hollywood Style" of that time. The atmosphere of the West-Berlin locations are captured perfectly in this raw and intelligent thriller, and the city looks different as in any other film it has been shown. Many of the actors and crew members were at the very beginning of their careers when they starred in this picture, especially the young Jürgen Prochnow and Otto Sanders give great performances. Too bad it's not available on DVD, it's definitely one of those films that aged very well and should get a proper anniversary release. 9/10