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GERMANY · 1970

The American Soldier

Margarethe von Trotta & Rainer Werner Fassbinder
New German Cinema contract killing Vietnam War aftermath Munich underworld moral corruption alienation
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Synopsis

Ricky returns to Munich from Vietnam and is promptly hired as a contract killer.

Year1970
CountryGermany
DirectorMargarethe von Trotta & Rainer Werner Fassbinder
MovementNew German Cinema
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