Lifespan (1975)
Overview
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.
Cast
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
André van den Heuvel
Felix Dolda
Onno Molenkamp
Director of old age home
Dick Scheffer
Adrian Brine
Sacco van der Made
Rudi Falkenhagen
Rudolf Lucieer
