Gods of the Plague (1970)
After his release from prison, ex-convict Franz Walsch finds his way back into the Munich criminal underworld. His attentions focus upon two women, Joanna and Margarethe, as well as upon Günther, his friend who earlier shot his brother.
Director:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writer:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Harry Baer as Franz |
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Hanna Schygulla as Joanna |
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Margarethe von Trotta as Margarethe |
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Carla Egerer as Carla |
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Ingrid Caven as Magdalene Fuller |
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Lilith Ungerer as Mädchen im ersten Café |
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Irm Hermann as Barkeeper |
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Pornokunde |
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Yaak Karsunke as Kommissar |
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Micha Cochina as Joe |
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Lilo Pempeit as Mutter |
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Marian Seidowsky as Marian |
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Jan George as Inspektor |
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Katrin Schaake as Wirtin im zweiten Café |
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Günther Kaufmann as Günter |
| Sound | Peer Raben | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Editor |
| Art | Kurt Raab | Production Design |
| Directing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Director |
| Writing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Screenplay |
| Production | Michael Fengler | Producer |
| Production | Christian Hohoff | Production Manager |
| Production | Peer Raben | Production Manager |
| Camera | Dietrich Lohmann | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Kurt Raab | Assistant Director |
| Production | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Producer |
| Sound | Gottfried Hüngsberg | Sound Designer |