The Evolution of Snuff (1977)

Country of Origin: West Germany
Year of Production: 1973 - 1975
Running Times: 79 mins
Format: colour 35mm
Ratio:
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Monopol Film Company

DIRECTION
Directors: Andrzej Kostenko, Karl Martine

LOCATIONS
Locations: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

CAST
Carl Amery (himself)
Claudia Fielers (herself)
Robert Furch (himself)
Roman Polanski (himself)

PLOT SUMMARY

A documentary following pornographer Robert Furch as he tries to make a film supposedly based on Lysistrata, but his leading lady, Claudia Fielers, commits suicide before the film is completed. Roman Polanski, Carl Amery and the narrator appearto suggest that Fielers' death may have been murder, the actress killed to appear in a "snuff movie."

Canada
Theatrical Distributor: Cinépix Film Properties Inc

Worldwide
International Sales: Atlas International

TIMELINE

1978
November
30: West Germany – theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

Shocking, daring and frank.

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Confessions of a Blue Movie Star
Snuff

LINKS

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
The Last House on the Left (1972)

KEYWORDS

documentary, film-makers, film-making, snuff films