The American Soldier

Name: The American Soldier
Genre: Drama
Released: 1975-05-30
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Rating: 6.80
Cast: Hark Bohm, Jan George, Elga Sorbas, Karl Scheydt

– Ricky returns to Munich from Vietnam and is promptly hired as a contract killer in Fassbinder’s su..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.80 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 20 Minutes

Release Year:

1970

Original Name:

Der amerikanische Soldat

The American Soldier (1970) - Also known as Der amerikanische Soldat

Ricky returns to Munich from Vietnam and is promptly hired as a contract killer in Fassbinder’s subversive and experimental gangster movie.

Styles:

Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious

Producing Country:

West Germany

Filming Locations:

Munich Germany, Vietnam, Germany, Asia, Europe

Genre:

Drama

Editor's Pick for:

Boys' night

Release Date:

30 May 1975

Language:

German

Directed by:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Story Written By:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Main Actors:

Hark Bohm, Jan George, Elga Sorbas, Karl Scheydt

Plot:

Ricky is a cold-blooded U.S. German contract killer. After serving in Viet Nam, he returns to his home town of Munich to eliminate a few problem crooks for three renegade cops. He inspects his old neighborhood with his childhood accomplice Franz Walsch, and pays a short visit to his mother and doting brother. When Ricky asks the hotel clerk for a girl, one of the cops sends his girlfriend Rosa. However, she falls for the killer.

Production Company:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.8/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

77%