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Release Year1979
Runtime2h 02m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes2
DirectorPeter Przygodda, Bráulio Tavares
WritersPeter Przygodda
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.0 out of 10
Cast6 credited
Also Known As...als Diesel geboren
About ...als Diesel geboren
In 1978, Peter Przygodda, editor of Wim Wenders‘ films, Reinhard Hauff and Hans W. Geissendörfer, together with his Brazilian colleague Braulio Tavares Neto and Martin Schäfer at the camera, filmed the long-distance truck drivers on their journeys with heavy goods vehicles and thus obtained first-hand information. In the course of the trucker film wave ('Convoy') of the late 70s, his film was released in cinemas. Trucker life appears as a social phenomenon far removed from the romance and hero myths surrounding the adventure of the highway.
Directed by Peter Przygodda, Bráulio Tavares, ...als Diesel geboren leans on a strong ensemble — Wolfgang Längsfeld, Ulf Miehe, Arnold Marquis — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1979.
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