MANIPULATION
synopsis
Zurich, 1956: During the Cold War a compromising photograph exposes a Swiss star reporter as a Soviet spy. Unable to withstand the pressure, he commits suicide in the interrogation room. Special agent Rappold from the counter-espionage department is plagued by doubt: Were the photographs really genuine? And why did the influential PR advisor, Dr. Harry Wind, even have the photographs made? In a merciless cat and mouse game with Dr. Wind as a manipulative storyteller, Rappold realises that he himself is part of a conspiracy.
international title: | Manipulation |
original title: | Manipulation |
working title: | Das Verhör des Harry Wind |
country: | Switzerland, Germany |
sales agent: | Filmfonds.ch GmbH, Aspect Film Ltd |
year: | 2010 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Pascal Verdosci |
film run: | 90' |
release date: | CH 4/02/2011, PL 11/01/2013 |
screenplay: | Alex Martin, Marion Reichert |
cast: | Klaus Maria Brandauer, Sebastian Koch, Thomas Douglas, Susanne Abelein, Markus Merz, Peter Schröder, Vincent Leittersdorf, Chantal Le Moign, Urs Jucker, Helmut Förnbacher |
cinematography by: | Krzysztof Ptak |
film editing: | Alex Martin |
art director: | Toni Lüdi, Tom Martin |
costumes designer: | Tanja Liebermann |
music: | Peter Philippe Weiss, Burkhard Dallwitz |
producer: | Alex Martin |
production: | Sunvision Film- und Werbeatelier Basel GmbH, Sunvision Filmatelier Lörrach GmbH, Beta Film Gmbh, Behring Film, Ascot Elite Entertainment |
distributor: | Elite Film AG |