---
title: 'One or the Other of Us (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wolfgang Petersen'
released: '1974-04-22'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/one-or-the-other-of-us-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071459/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# One or the Other of Us (1974)

1974 · 105 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Einer von uns beiden

## Synopsis

One or the Other of Us is a 1974 West German film directed by Wolfgang Petersen. It was Petersen's first theatrical feature film, and was based on the novel of the same name by Horst Bosetzky, published anonymously under his pseudonym -ky. The film is a psychological thriller and focuses on the intense conflict between a university professor and a blackmailer. The film features Klaus Schwarzkopf and Jürgen Prochnow as the two main characters and won two Bundesfilmpreise.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wolfgang Petersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-petersen)
- **Screenplay:** [Manfred Purzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/manfred-purzer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Klaus Doldinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-doldinger)
- **Producer:** [Luggi Waldleitner](https://cinepixo.com/people/luggi-waldleitner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charly Steinberger](https://cinepixo.com/people/charly-steinberger)

## Cast

- [Klaus Schwarzkopf](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-schwarzkopf)
- [Fritz Tillmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-tillmann)
- [Kristina Nel](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristina-nel)
- [Wolf Roth](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolf-roth)
- [Jürgen Prochnow](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-prochnow)
- [Gunther Beth](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunther-beth)
- [Gerhard Wollner](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerhard-wollner)
- [Elke Sommer](https://cinepixo.com/people/elke-sommer)
- [Ortrud Beginnen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ortrud-beginnen)
- [Claus Theo Gärtner](https://cinepixo.com/people/claus-theo-gartner)
- [Peter Schiff](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-schiff)
- [Berta Drews](https://cinepixo.com/people/berta-drews)
- [Walter Gross](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-gross)
- [Tilo Prückner](https://cinepixo.com/people/tilo-pruckner)
- [Ulla Jacobsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulla-jacobsson)

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