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Released
1969 · FILM

Precautions Against Fanatics

Directed by
Werner Herzog
Written by
Werner Herzog
Runtime
12 min
Language
DE
Comedy

Synopsis

The film features several horse trainers and other track workers discussing their roles at the track, often interrupted by an older man who asserts himself as the true authority and insists they be removed. A recurring young man, who appears first, claims to protect the horses from enthusiastic racing fans. He does not seem to be employed by the track but appears to offer his services voluntarily. His efforts to shield the horses from "fanatics" give the film its title. Shot in a documentary style, the film's dialogue is so implausible that its exact nature remains ambiguous.

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Principal cast & crew: 9

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Edited by Beate Mainka JellinghausShot by Dietrich Lohmann

Also known as

  • Precautions Against Fanaticsen
  • Medidas contra fanáticoses
  • Provvedimenti contro i fanaticiit

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