Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet

Director: Alexander Kluge Alexander Kluge

Overview

One of the most critically respected but elusive directors in New German Cinema, Alexander Kluge, helmed this unusual science fiction tale, shot on a deliberately low budget and stylistically intended to evoke the cinema of Georges Méliès. It takes place at some unspecified point in the future, amid an interstellar conflict known as the 'Galactic Citizens' War.' The main character, Willi Tobler (Alfred Edel), loses his grip after his sector gets bombarded, and in a fit of panic, decides to divest himself of all possessions and abandon his family. In a radical attempt to start a new life, Willi volunteers for a position as Chief Admiral of the 6th Fleet, though his new life fails to provide the security he so desires.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/28/2010
UPC:	0736899132323
Original Release:	1971
Source:	Facets
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:18:00
Sales rank:	62,933

Special Features

The Day Is Nigh, short film; Space Flight As An Internal Experience, short film

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Alfred Edel	Actor
Helga Skalla	Actor
Hark Bohm	Actor
Kurt Jurgens	Actor

Technical Credits