The Baldheaded Gang
Seen it?1963 | 74 min | Drama, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among crime fans and people who like stories about real, flawed people, this one's for you. One to watch when you can give it your full attention. Sits nicely alongside The Bikeriders or This Is England.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 14 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1963: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
August 1961. The former Foreign Legionnaire, King, has collected a gang of hooligans, with whom he creates mischief in the GDR. After some careless work on a construction site, an event during which two people lose their lives, they move to a campsite on the Baltic Sea. With sputtering mopeds, loud radios, and occasional outbursts, the gang makes the vacationers' lives living hell. Unfortunately for them, Lieutenant Czernik discovers the connection between them and the accident at the construction site. To stop them from fleeing to West Berlin, Lieutenant Czernik and the police need to arrest them, one at a time, with King as the last.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 294 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Richard Groschopp
- Ulrich TheinLeutnant Lothar Czernik
- Thomas WeisgerberKing
- Rolf RömerJohle
- Arno WyzniewskiConny
- Paul BerndtHelmut Ritter, Schriftsteller
- Brigitte KrauseKirsten Köster, Journalistin
- Jutta WachowiakMarianne Pohl
- Steffie SpiraOpas Mutter
- Erik S. KleinAbschnittsbevollmächtigter
- Erika DunkelmannFrau Pohl