The Pedestrian

The Pedestrian is a 1973 film directed by Maximilian Schell. It is about the trial of an elderly war criminal. The film was a co-production between companies in Germany, Switzerland and Israel; the movie was distributed in the United States by Cinerama Releasing Corporation. Cast Gustav Rudolf Sellner - Heinz Alfred Giese In alphabetical order: Peggy Ashcroft - Lady Gray Gertrud Bald - Henriette Markowitz Elisabeth Bergner - Frau Lilienthal Lil Dagover - Frau Eschenlohr Käthe Haack - Frau von Rautenfeld Peter Hall - Rudolf Hartmann Ruth Hausmeister - Inge Marie Giese Dagmar Hirtz - Elke Giese Johanna Hofer - Frau Bergedorf Silvia Hürlimann - Hilde Christian Kohlund - Erwin Gotz Walter Kohut - Dr. Rolf Meineke Alexander May - Alexander Markowitz Herbert Mensching - Reporter Peter Moland - Reporter Françoise Rosay - Madame Dechamps Maximilian Schell - Andreas Giese Margarete Schell Noé - Frau Buchmann Norbert Schiller - Himself Walter Schmidinger - Policeman Franz Seitz - Dr. Karl Peters Manuel Sellner - Hubert Giese Sigfrit Steiner - Auditor Walter Varndal - Dr. Kratxer Gila von Weitershausen - Karin Elsa Wagner - Elsa Giese Awards The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards. It was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film by the U.S. National Board of Review. See also List of submissions to the 46th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film