Day of the Idiots
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| Directed by | Werner Schroeter |
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| Cinematography | Ivan Slapeta |
| Edited by | Catherine Brasier-Snopko |
| Music by | Peer Raben |
| Distributed by | OKO-Film |
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Running time | 110 min. |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Day of the Idiots (German: Tag der Idioten) is a 1981 West German psychological fantasy film drama directed and written by Werner Schroeter. It stars Carole Bouquet as a disturbed mental patient with an inclination to remove her clothes and Ingrid Caven as Dr. Laura and Christine Kaufmann as Ruth.
The film was nominated for a Golden Palm Award at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival and won best film at the 1982 German Film Awards going to director Werner Schroeter.