Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1979)
Deutschland im Jahr 1943: Während eines Luftangriffs in einer deutschen Stadt heiratet Maria den Soldaten Hermann Braun; das Standesamt wird durch die Explosion einer Fliegerbombe zerstört. Hermann muss sofort wieder an die Front, und Maria ist auf sich allein gestellt. Nach Kriegsende nimmt sie ihr Schicksal in die eigene Hand. Die Nachricht, Hermann sei gefallen, veranlasst die mit ihrer Mutter und ihrem Großvater lebende Maria, als Bardame für den Lebensunterhalt der Familie zu sorgen. Sie beginnt eine Beziehung mit Bill, einem afroamerikanischen GI, der sich um sie kümmert und sie mit begehrten Gütern wie Nylonstrümpfen und Zigaretten versorgt. Marias Mann ist jedoch noch am Leben und kehrt aus der Kriegsgefangenschaft zurück.
Der Regisseur:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Die Autor:
Peter Märthesheimer, Pea Fröhlich.
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Hanna Schygulla as Maria Braun |
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Klaus Löwitsch as Hermann Braun |
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Ivan Desny as Karl Oswald |
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George Eagles as Bill |
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Gisela Uhlen as Mother |
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Elisabeth Trissenaar as Betti Klenze |
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Gottfried John as Willi Klenze |
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Hark Bohm as Senkenberg |
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Günter Lamprecht as Hans Wetzel |
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Lilo Pempeit as Frau Ehmke |
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Michael Ballhaus as Counsel |
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Peddler |
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Günther Kaufmann as American on Train |
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Claus Holm as Doctor |
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Anton Schiersner as Grandpa Berger |
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Sonja Neudorfer as Red Cross Nurse |
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Volker Spengler as Train Conductor |
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Isolde Barth as Vevi |
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Bruce Low as American at Conference |
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Karl-Heinz von Hassel as Prosecuting Counsel |
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Kristine De Loup as Notary |
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Hannes Kaetner as Justice of the Peace |
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Barbara Baum as (as Baum) |
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Peter Berling as Bronski (as Berling) |
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Rolf Bührmann as Warden |
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Martin Häussler as Reporter |
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Horst-Dieter Klock as Gentleman with Car |
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Georg Kuhn as |
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Norbert Scherer as Warden |
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Andreas Willim as |
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Arthur Glogau as Warden (uncredited) |
| Sound | Jim Willis | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Michael Ballhaus | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Juliane Lorenz | Editor |
| Art | Helga Ballhaus | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anni Nöbauer | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Director |
| Writing | Peter Märthesheimer | Screenplay |
| Art | Norbert Scherer | Production Design |
| Writing | Pea Fröhlich | Screenplay |
| Production | Hanns Eckelkamp | Producer |
| Production | Wolf-Dietrich Brücker | Producer |
| Art | Hans-Peter Sandmeier | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Inge Proeller | Costume Design |
| Sound | Peer Raben | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Volker Canaris | Producer |
| Production | Michael Fengler | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Baum | Costume Design |
| Writing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Idea |
| Art | Andreas Willim | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Georg Kuhn | Costume Design |
| Art | Arno Mathes | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Milan Bor | Sound Designer |
| Art | Claus Kottmann | Production Design |
| Production | Thomas Wommer | Unit Manager |
| Lighting | Hans-Juergen Hoepflinger | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susi Reichel | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Christine Fall | Production Secretary |
| Production | Martin Häussler | Production Manager |
| Lighting | Ekkehard Heinrich | Gaffer |
| Directing | Helga Beyer | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Georg Borgel | Props |
| Directing | Rolf Bührmann | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Christiane Kolenc | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Jochen Losse | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Harry Baer | Production Manager |
| Crew | Karl Willim | Driver |
| Production | Dieter Dubine | Location Manager |
| Art | Claus Kottmann | Props |
| Camera | Horst Knechtel | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Raimund Wirner | Gaffer |
| Production | Robert Busch | Production Assistant |
| Sound | John Salter | Sound Assistant |