Lifespan (1975)
Cult icon Klaus Kinski features in this dark and intriguing existential thriller. He plays the mysterious "Swiss Man" - ruthless industrialist Nicolas Ulrich - who is obsessed with a search for the elixir of life. He tricks a young American scientist into joining him on his demonic quest. A quest that ends in suicide, death and madness. The story takes place in the atmospheric European city of Amsterdam. Its winding alleys and ancient canals trap the characters in a labyrinthine maze as they find themselves manipulated like figures on a giant chess board.
- Date of release
- 1975-09-05
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery
- Director
- Sandy Whitelaw
Casting
- Hiram Keller — Dr. Ben Land
- Tina Aumont — Anna
- Klaus Kinski — Nicholas Ulrich
- Fons Rademakers — Prof. van Arp
- Eric Schneider — Dr. Linden
- Frans Mulder — Pim Henke
- Lyda Polak — Lydia
- Joan Remmelts — Family doctor
- André van den Heuvel — Felix Dolda
- Onno Molenkamp — Director of old age home
- Dick Scheffer
- Albert Van Doorn
Interesting facts
Lifespan is a 1976 Dutch thriller film directed by Alexander Whitelaw and starring Hiram Keller, Tina Aumont and Klaus Kinski.
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