---
title: 'Knife in the Head (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Reinhard Hauff'
released: '1978-10-11'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/knife-in-the-head-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077924/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Knife in the Head (1978)

1978 · 108 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Messer im Kopf

## Synopsis

Knife in the Head is a 1978 West German drama film directed by Reinhard Hauff and starring Bruno Ganz. The film follows the recovery of a man shot in the head by the police during the raid of a left-wing social centre. It won awards in Paris and Berlin.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Reinhard Hauff](https://cinepixo.com/people/reinhard-hauff)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-schneider)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Irmin Schmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/irmin-schmidt)
- **Producer:** [Eberhard Junkersdorf](https://cinepixo.com/people/eberhard-junkersdorf), [Wolf-Dietrich Brücker](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolf-dietrich-brucker)
- **Director of Photography:** [Frank Brühne](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-bruhne)
- **Editor:** [Peter Przygodda](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-przygodda)

## Cast

- [Hans Christian Blech](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-christian-blech)
- [Gabriele Dossi](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriele-dossi)
- [Hans Brenner](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-brenner)
- [Carla Egerer](https://cinepixo.com/people/carla-egerer)
- [Bruno Ganz](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-ganz)
- [Gert Burkard](https://cinepixo.com/people/gert-burkard)
- [Angela Winkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-winkler)
- [Heinz Hoenig](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-hoenig)
- [Udo Samel](https://cinepixo.com/people/udo-samel)
- [Eike Gallwitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/eike-gallwitz)

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