Lifespan (film)

Lifespan
Lifespan
	DVD edition cover
Directed by	Alexander Whitelaw
Written by	Judith Rascoe; Alva Ruben; Sandy Whitelaw
Produced by	Alexander Whitelaw
Starring	Hiram Keller; Tina Aumont; Klaus Kinski
Cinematography	Eduard van der Enden
Edited by	Jan Dop
Music by	Terry Riley
Release date	1 October 1976;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	English

Lifespan is a 1976 Dutch thriller film directed by Alexander Whitelaw and starring Hiram Keller, Tina Aumont and Klaus Kinski.^[1]

Plot

American Dr. Ben Land travels to Amsterdam to meet with Dr. Linden, an expert on aging who is supposedly close to a breakthrough. Unfortunately, Dr. Linden is discovered hanged and Ben is left with only baffling clues. He becomes intimate with Anna, who worked as a bondage model for the doctor. In an extended and controversial scene, the two engage in light shibari bondage of Anna, the first such instance of bondage in mainstream media. Later, Ben discovers that Anna knows more than she should about the mysterious 'Swiss man', Nicholas Ulrich.^[2]

Cast

Hiram Keller as Dr. Ben Land
Tina Aumont as Anna
Klaus Kinski as Nicholas Ulrich
Adrian Brine as Dr. Winston
Rudi Falkenhagen as Police inspector
Rudolf Lucieer as Journalist
Sacco van der Made as Animal feeder
Paul Melton as Journalist
Helen van Meurs as Psychiatrist
Onno Molenkamp as Director of old age home
Frans Mulder as Pim Henke
Lydia Polak as Lydia
Fons Rademakers as Prof. van Arp
Joan Remmelts as Family doctor
Dick Scheffer as Official from ministry of science
Eric Schneider - as . Linden
André van den Heuvel as Felix Dolda
Albert Van Doorn as Emile van der Lutte

References

^ Rosenberg, Karen (2011). "New York Times: Lifespan". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
^ Thompson, Nathaniel (2006). DVD Delirium: The International Guide to Weird and Wonderful Films on DVD. Vol. 3. Godalming, England: FAB Press. pp. 211–212. ISBN 1-903254-40-X.

External links

Lifespan at IMDb
Lifespan at Rotten Tomatoes

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[NY_Times-1] Rosenberg, Karen (2011). "New York Times: Lifespan". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2008.

[delirium3-2] Thompson, Nathaniel (2006). DVD Delirium: The International Guide to Weird and Wonderful Films on DVD. Vol. 3. Godalming, England: FAB Press. pp. 211–212. ISBN 1-903254-40-X.

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