Deathbed Reckoning

A bounty hunter disguises himself as an Indian. He wants to prove against a deceased landowner that she led a double life as a wanted robber and murderer. He pretends to be a shaman in order to confirm his suspicions behind the back of her grieving maid and then disappear with the body. Unfortunately for the bounty hunter this does not agree with the maid, who has her own plans for him...

  • Robert Cecil Beerbohm
    Director
  • Alexander Fischer (a.k.a. Peskador)
    Director
  • Bob Peartree
    Writer
  • Alexander Peskador
    Writer
  • Maximilian Sachße
    Producer
  • Franziska Theiner
    Key Cast
    "Maybelle"
  • Dirk Waanders
    Key Cast
    "Bounty Hunter"
  • Teresa Kaiser
    Key Cast
    "Abigale O'Rourke"
  • Hannah Schwarzl
    Directors of Photography
  • Jan Wollenschläger
    Directors of Photography
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Abrechnung am Totenbett
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Western, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 23 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 31, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
  • 10th Almería Western Film Festival
    Tabernas
    Spain
    October 8, 2020
    World Premiere
    Best High School Film
  • 26. Filmschau Baden-Württemberg
    Stuttgart
    Germany
    December 2, 2020
    National Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Robert Cecil Beerbohm, Alexander Fischer (a.k.a. Peskador)

Bob Peartree and Alexander Peskador are the aliases of Cecil Beerbohm and Alexander Fischer. The former studied media and culture studies in Düsseldorf, the latter film studies in Vienna. Both have left the humanities behind them and are now studying screenwriting and directing respectively at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg.

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