Release Date

31 Dec, 1968

Runtime

00:12: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Gerd Conradt films men carrying a red flag in a relay race through Berlin, to hoist it on the balcony of the current Mayor’s seat. A cinematic experiment based on Eadweard Muybridge, Andy Warhol and New American Cinema. A study in men, movements and a symbol. This is the 7th part of this series of film exercises. The other 6 parts were staged by Harun Farocki (Part 1), Carlos Bustamante (Part 2), Helke Sander (Part 3), Holger Meins (Part 4), Wolfgang Petersen (Part 5), Philip Werner Sauber (Part 6).

Original Title

Farbtest - Die rote Fahne

Photos

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Actors

Hans Behringer

Gerd Conradt

Enzio Edschmid

Kai Ehlers

Thomas Giefer

Otto F. Gmelin

Jasper Halfmann

Roland Hähn

Holger Meins

Hans-Rüdiger Minow

Thomas Mitscherlich

Wolfgang Schäfer

Klaus Zillig

Crew

Gerd Conradt