The Price of Survival (Der Preis fürs Überleben)

Overview

German director Hans Noever shot this crime drama in the U.S. in English, an unusual achievement at this time. The setting is Jefferson City, Missouri, and Joseph Randolph, a VIP in a fictional electronics company, has just gotten the sack. The company bigwigs insist it is simply because of downsizing, but Randolph is not buying it. Enraged, he gets a handgun (this is the U.S.) and shoots five managers to death. Then he turns himself in and is eventually put in a psychiatric hospital by the police. His family suffers a series of tragedies that leave only his daughter to wonder about why her father was committed to an institution. She joins with a visiting reporter from Chicago and another interested man, and all three start digging deeper into the company's history.

Key Crew

Top Cast

Michel Piccoli

René Winterhalter

Martin West

Joseph C. Randolph

Marilyn Clark

Betty Randolph

Suzie Galler

Kathleen Randolph

Ben Dova

Old Jim

Leonard Belove

Henderson

Michael Stumm

Daniel Rosen

Thomas Randolph