Um Kopf und Kragen

Here's a movie about a stuntman reckoning with his career. Sonny Hooper, a legend in his dangerous field, contemplates retirement as his body begins to fail him. It's a fairly straightforward film about the stuntman's life, which is perhaps the point.

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Hal Needham directed Um Kopf und Kragen in 1978. See Hal Needham's full filmography, where to start with Hal Needham, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hal Needham.

Um Kopf und Kragen was released in 1978 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 99 minutes.