End of the Game

For the song by The Knack of the same name, see End of the Game (song).
End of the Game
Directed byMaximilian Schell
Screenplay byMaximilian Schell
Roberto de Leonardis
Based onThe Judge and His Hangman
1950 novella
by Friedrich Durrenmatt
Produced byMaximilian Schell
Arlene Sellers
StarringJon Voight
Jacqueline Bisset
Martin Ritt
Robert Shaw
CinematographyRoberto Gerardi
Ennio Guarnieri
Klaus König
Edited byDagmar Hirtz
Music byEnnio Morricone
Production
companies
MFG-Film
T.R.A.C.
Distributed byConstantin Film
20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • September 1975 (1975-09) (Spain)
  • May 12, 1976 (1976-05-12) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes
CountriesWest Germany
Italy
LanguageEnglish

End of the Game (German: Der Richter und sein Henker) is a 1975 DeLuxe Color German mystery thriller film directed by Maximilian Schell, and starring Jon Voight, Jacqueline Bisset, Martin Ritt and Robert Shaw. Co-written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, the film is an adaptation of his 1950 crime novella The Judge and His Hangman (German: Der Richter und sein Henker). Dürrenmatt also appears in the film, while Donald Sutherland plays the role of the corpse of Schmied.