Black Gravel

Sohnen is a town built on vice for the occupying American forces in post-war Germany. Robert, a local truck driver who sells off gravel from the site he works on as a side hustle, runs into an old flame, Inge, who is now respectably married to American officer John. When the pair are driving in Robert's truck, tragedy strikes and they find themselves covering up a terrible secret. From Helmut Käutner, Black Gravel was reviled on its release in Germany for its frank depiction of anti-semitism and savage depiction of a country on its knees after the war. Now newly restored, its status as an important and powerful work of European noir is becoming firmly established.

Special Features

Bonus Footage, Commentary: Olaf Möller (film historian)., Interviews: Margaret Deriaz (writer/programmer)., Includes both the uncensored original cut (114 mins) and the re-edited distribution cut (113 mins), featuring alternate ending; Newsreel footage from the film set featuring behind-the-scenes images and an interview with Helmut Käutner (1960)., Trailers

Actors: Anita Höfer, Hans Cossy, Ingmar Zeisberg, Helmut Wildt, Wolfgang Büttner

Audio Languages: German

Duration: 113 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English

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