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Funny Games

Österreich 1996/1997 Spielfilm

"Funny Games", directed by the cultural critic Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke, has always been a controversial film for its disturbing display of violence. A young family of three is taking their vacation in a remote cottage at a lake. Shortly after their arrival, two decent looking men appear at the cottage, introduce themselves politely and ask for a couple of eggs. But soon, the atmosphere shifts, and the neighbourly visit becomes a threat. The two young men lock up the family and take their time to play a cruel and sadistic game that none of the three family members is going to survive.

 

Credits

Director

  • Michael Haneke

Screenplay

  • Michael Haneke

Director of photography

  • Jürgen Jürges

Editing

  • Andreas Prochaska

Cast

  • Susanne Lothar
    Anna
  • Ulrich Mühe
    Georg
  • Arno Frisch
    Paul
  • Frank Giering
    Peter
  • Stefan Clapcynski
    Schorschi
  • Doris Kunstmann
    Gerda
  • Christoph Bantzer
    Fred
  • Wolfgang Glück
    Robert
  • Susanne Meneghel
    Gerdas Schwester
  • Monika Zallinger
    Eva

Production company

  • Wega Filmproduktionsgesellschaft mbH (Wien)

Producer

  • Veit Heiduschka

Alle Credits

Director

  • Michael Haneke

Assistant director

  • Hanuš Polak jr.

Script supervisor

  • Katharina Biró
  • Jessica Hausner

Screenplay

  • Michael Haneke

Director of photography

  • Jürgen Jürges

Assistant camera

  • Stefan Steuger

Clapper loader

  • Volker Gläser

Optical effects

  • Willi Neuner

Lighting design

  • Walter Stöger
  • Stefan Gauss
  • Susanne Habitzl
  • Bernd Karoly

Dolly grip

  • Adi Essl

Set design

  • Christoph Kanter

Property master

  • Peter Ecker

Stand-by props

  • Hans Wagner

Make-up artist

  • Waldemar Pokromski
  • Simone Bachl (Assistenz)

Costume design

  • Lisy Christl

Costumes

  • Katharina Nikl

Editing

  • Andreas Prochaska

Assistant editor

  • Gabriele Uhl

Sound editor

  • Bernhard Bamberger

Sound

  • Walter Amann

Sound assistant

  • Peter Paschinger
  • Daniel Steinbach

Audio mixing

  • Hannes Eder

Special effects

  • Mac Steinmeier

Stunts

  • Mac Steinmeier

Source music

  • Georg Friedrich Händel ("Cara Selve" aus Atalanta)

Vocals

  • Beniamino Gigli
  • Pietro Mascagni ("Tu qui, Santuzza" aus Cavalleria Ruisticana)

Cast

  • Susanne Lothar
    Anna
  • Ulrich Mühe
    Georg
  • Arno Frisch
    Paul
  • Frank Giering
    Peter
  • Stefan Clapcynski
    Schorschi
  • Doris Kunstmann
    Gerda
  • Christoph Bantzer
    Fred
  • Wolfgang Glück
    Robert
  • Susanne Meneghel
    Gerdas Schwester
  • Monika Zallinger
    Eva

Production company

  • Wega Filmproduktionsgesellschaft mbH (Wien)

Producer

  • Veit Heiduschka

Unit production manager

  • Werner Reitmeier

Location manager

  • Alfred Strobl
  • Phillip Kaiser

Production assistant

  • Wolfgang Knöpfler

Production manager

  • Helga Fuchs

Production office

  • Gabriela Schuster
  • Michael Katz (Postproduktion)
  • Ulrike Lässer (Postproduktion)
Duration:
2981 m, 109 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1.66
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 16.07.1997, 77759, nicht unter 18 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (FR): 14.05.1997, Cannes, IFF - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 11.09.1997

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (AT) Funny Games

Versions

Original

Duration:
2981 m, 109 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1.66
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 16.07.1997, 77759, nicht unter 18 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (FR): 14.05.1997, Cannes, IFF - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 11.09.1997

Source-URL: https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/funny-games_ea43d4a6e7755006e03053d50b37753d