A story about the continuity and collapse of history, the power of suppression, and the terror of reconciliation; loyalty, treason and revenge. In a brave cinematic game, Heinrich Böll’s story Billiards at Half-Past Nine is split up into cracks, blocks, breaks and sudden turns, as the life story of a German family, covering numerous generations, is propelled forward.
Jean-Marie Straub | Screenplay |
Jean-Marie Straub | Director |
Danièle Huillet | Screenplay |
Jean-Marie Straub | Producer |
Danièle Huillet | Producer |
Heinrich Böll | Novel |
Danièle Huillet | Editor |
Wendelin Sachtler | Cinematography |
Jean-Marie Straub | Editor |
Christian Blackwood | Cinematography |