'Wenn Katelbach kommt'?
Is this the german title of the film? Maybe it's obvious, but why choose this cover for imdb?
And if it is NOT the german title (to get to my actual question), then what the heck?
/Brett is in da hoouse/
the original title of the screenplay, by roman polanski & gerald brach, was 'if katelbach comes' referring to the criminal (katelbach) who might come to help dickie (lionel standor). i think it was changed because Compton films, the company behind the film, thought it wasn't a very marketable title.
It seems the film retained the older title for the german release;'Wenn Katelbach kommt'.
i'm not sure why that poster was choosen for imdb, perhaps it was the best one available or a personal favourite of whoever chose it.
Could also mean "When Katelbach Comes."
So they're all waiting for Katelbach to come, just as in the Beckett play they're waiting for Godot. Katelbach and Godot are both unseen entities who promise to arrive but never do. In the meantime, those who wait for them are seemingly locked into a repetitive ritual of meaningless and absurd interactions of which they (not to mention observers) can barely glean any sense.