1970 | Germany | Fiction

Der Amerikanische Soldat (The American Soldier)

  • German 80 mins
  • Director | Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • Writer | Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • Producer | Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Peer Raben

STATUS: Released

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Ricky is a cold-blooded U.S. German contract killer. After serving in Viet Nam, he returns to his home town of Munich to eliminate a few problem crooks for three renegade cops. He inspects his old neighborhood with his childhood accomplice Franz Walsch, and pays a short visit to his mother and doting brother. When Ricky asks the hotel clerk for a girl, one of the cops sends his girlfriend Rosa. However, she falls for the killer.

Crime Noir Alienation Violence Postwar
Film Organizations
The Criterion Collection
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