Knife in the Head

Knife in the Head
Film poster
Directed byReinhard Hauff
Written by
Produced by
StarringBruno Ganz
CinematographyFrank Brühne
Edited byPeter Przygodda
Music byIrmin Schmidt
Release date
  • 1978 (1978)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Knife in the Head (German: Messer im Kopf) is a 1978 West German drama film directed by Reinhard Hauff and starring Bruno Ganz. The film follows the recovery of a man shot in the head by the police during the raid of a left-wing social centre. It won awards in Paris and Berlin.

Irmin Schmidt composed the entirety of the film's soundtrack, aided by Alex Wiska who played bağlama.