

Of Special Merit
4.0(11)196811m1
An attack on a piece of reactionary German legislation discriminating against young film directors. The film features a head-on, close-up shot of a penis ‘mouthing’ the parliamentary defense of the law by its author. A landmark in political pamphleteering, the film was selected for the 1968 Oberhausen International Short Film Festival by a committee of leading German critics and promptly banned by the city government, causing the withdrawal of almost all German directors from the festival and a national scandal. The title satirically refers to the official certificate of ‘Particularly Valuable’ given each year to the best film shorts by an Establishment selection.
TMDB
4.0/10
11 votes
- Status
- Released
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- Box office
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- Language
- German
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Release dates
GermanyDE
- Theatrical17 Feb 1968
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- When was Of Special Merit released?
- Of Special Merit was released on 17 February 1968.
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- Of Special Merit holds a 4.0/10 audience score from 11 votes.
- Who directed Of Special Merit?
- Of Special Merit (1968) was directed by Hellmuth Costard.
- How long is Of Special Merit?
- Of Special Merit runs for 11m.













