| The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time | |
| Director: | Alexander Kluge |
| Editing: | Jane Seitz |
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| Runtime: | 113 min |
| Country: | West Germany |
| Language: | German |
The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time is a film made in West Germany in 1985. It is written and directed by Alexander Kluge. The entire film was filmed in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany. The film's working title was Unheimlichkeit der Zeit. An alternate English title of the film is The Blind Director.
At the German Film Awards ceremony of 1986, the film won a "Film Award in Silver" for the Shaping of a Feature Film (Kairos Film). It was also nominated for a "Film Award in Gold" in the category of "Outstanding Feature Film" (Kairos Film).