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Artists in the Big Top: Perplexed (German: Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos) is a 1968 West German film written and directed by Alexander Kluge. The film is made in a collage style, featuring newsreels and quotations from philosophers alongside the story of a failing circus whose owner, Leni (Hannelore Hoger), must decide whether her dream of a new kind of circus is too optimistic. The film is a symbolic representation of Kluge's own frustrations in trying to help stimulate the New German Cinema movement.
Original Release
08/29/1968
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hannelore Hoger | Leni Peickert |
| Sigi Graue | Manfred Peickert |
| Alfred Edel | Dr. Busch |
| Bernd Höltz | Herr von Lueptow |
| Eva Oertel | Gitti Bornemann |
| Kurt Jürgens | Mackensen, Dompteur |
| Gilbert Houcke | Houke, Dompteur |
| Wanda Bronska-Pampuch | Frau Saizewa |
| Herr Jobst | Impressario |
| Hans-Ludger Schneider | Assessor Korti |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hannelore Hoger | Leni Peickert |
| Sigi Graue | Manfred Peickert |
| Alfred Edel | Dr. Busch |
| Bernd Höltz | Herr von Lueptow |
| Eva Oertel | Gitti Bornemann |
| Kurt Jürgens | Mackensen, Dompteur |
| Gilbert Houcke | Houke, Dompteur |
| Wanda Bronska-Pampuch | Frau Saizewa |
| Herr Jobst | Impressario |
| Hans-Ludger Schneider | Assessor Korti |
| Klaus Schwarzkopf | Gerloff, Philologe |
| Nils von der Heyde | Arbogast, Pressechef |
| Marie Luise Dutoit | Schweiter Aristin |
| Peter Staimmer | Perry Woodcock |
| Theodor Hoffa | Monokelträger |
| Maximiliane Mainka | Clown |
| Ingeborg Pressler | Clown |
| Oimel Mai | Joe Willkins, Dramaturg |
| Tilde Trommler | Lotte Losemeyer |
| Inge Binder | Fadil Sojkowski |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Alexander Kluge | Producer |
