''Imperativ'' (internationally released as ''Imperative'') is a 1982 German
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
written and directed by
Krzysztof Zanussi.
The film entered the competition at the
39th Venice International Film Festival
The 39th annual Venice Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 2 September 1982.
French filmmaker Marcel Carné was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was ''The State of Thing ...
, where it received the
Special Jury Prize.
Cast
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Robert Powell
Robert Thomas Powell ( ; born 1 June 1944) is an English actor who is known for the title roles in '' Mahler'' (1974) and '' Jesus of Nazareth'' (1977), and for his portrayal of secret agent Richard Hannay in '' The Thirty Nine Steps'' (1978) ...
as Augustin
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Brigitte Fossey as Yvonne
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Sigfrit Steiner as the professor
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Matthias Habich as the theologist
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Leslie Caron as the mother
* as the orthodox priest
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Zbigniew Zapasiewicz as the psychiatrist
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Christoph Eichhorn as the student
References
External links
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1982 films
1982 drama films
German drama films
Films directed by Krzysztof Zanussi
Films scored by Wojciech Kilar
Venice Grand Jury Prize winners
West German films
English-language German films
1980s German films
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