To the Bitter End

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To the Bitter End
To the Bitter End.jpg
Maurice Ronet and Ferdy Mayne
Directed by Gerd Oswald
Written by
Produced by Luggi Waldleitner
Starring
Cinematography Charly Steinberger
Edited by Liselotte Klimitscheck
Music by Klaus Doldinger
Production
companies
Distributed by Constantin Film
Release date
  • 23 October 1975 (1975-10-23)
Running time
105 minutes
Countries
  • Austria
  • West Germany
Language German

To the Bitter End (German : Bis zur bitteren Neige) is a 1975 West German-Austrian drama film directed by Gerd Oswald and starring Maurice Ronet, Suzy Kendall and Susanne Uhlen. [1]

Contents

It was shot on location around Vienna.

Synopsis

A former film star now enjoying a dissolute lifestyle funded by his wealthy wife, is offered a chance for a comeback role in a production about to start shooting.

Cast

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References

  1. Goble p.428

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