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Idiots' Battle

Idiots' Battle

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1986

Runtime

0h 21m

Genres

Comedy, Western, Horror

Original Title

Die Schlacht der Idioten

Production Companies

Filminstitut Düsseldorf

Director

Christoph Schlingensief

Description

This black and white silent film with music by Helge Schneider, starring Udo Kier as a vampire and Alfred Edel as an Indian chief was commissioned by the Filmmuseum Düsseldorf to inaugurate their cinema organ. The look and feel of the film stems from the silent film era, but the camp style and over use of clichéd characters bears the trade mark of Schlingensief all over. “I love all things kitsch, like opera, and I feel inspired by music. I was interested in silent film but not a great deal”, said the director.