---
title: 'The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alexander Kluge'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-assault-of-the-present-on-the-rest-of-time-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088724/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time (1998)

1998 · 113 min · Documentary · Germany

Original title: Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit

## Synopsis

The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time is a film made in West Germany in 1985. It is written and directed by Alexander Kluge. The entire film was filmed in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany. The film's working title was Unheimlichkeit der Zeit. An alternate English title of the film is The Blind Director.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alexander Kluge](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-kluge)
- **Screenplay:** [Alexander Kluge](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-kluge)
- **Producer:** [Alexander Kluge](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-kluge)
- **Director of Photography:** [Thomas Mauch](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-mauch)
- **Editor:** [Jane Seitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-seitz)

## Cast

- [Armin Mueller-Stahl](https://cinepixo.com/people/armin-mueller-stahl)
- [Edgar M. Böhlke](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-m-bohlke)
- [Jutta Hoffmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/jutta-hoffmann)
- [Hans Michael Rehberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-michael-rehberg)
- [André Jung](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-jung)
- [Rosemarie Fendel](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosemarie-fendel)
- [Hans Grimm](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-grimm)
- [Rosel Zech](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosel-zech)
- [Alexander Kluge](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-kluge)

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