The Last Word (1975 film)

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The Last Word
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Directed by Robert van Ackeren
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Dietrich Lohmann
Edited by Clarissa Ambach
Production
companies
  • Inter West Film
  • Robert van Ackeren Filmproduktion
Distributed by Constantin Film
Release date
  • 25 April 1975 (1975-04-25)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryWest Germany
Language German

The Last Word (German : Der letzte Schrei) is a 1975 West German comedy drama film written and directed by Robert van Ackeren, and starring Delphine Seyrig, Barry Foster, Peter Hall, Kirstie Pooley and Udo Kier.

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