The American Soldier

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American Soldier (originally Der Amerikanische Soldat) was the third of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's gangster trilogy. The film stars Karl Scheid as a German/American Vietnam veteran who takes a job as a hired assassin on behalf of the Munich crime lords. Scheid works both sides of the fence when three policemen engage him to knock off some awkward malcontents.

Director: Rainer Fassbinder
Cast: Ulli Lommel, Hark Bohm, Katrin Schaake, Karl Scheydt, Ingrid Caven
Writer(s): Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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