Portrait of Valeska Gert (1977)
“Grotesque dancer” Valeska Gert speaks with inimitable repartee and typical Berlin brashness about her scandals and the people she met. She recreates her grotesque dances and pantomimes for the camera with the young Nastassja Kinski.
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
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Valeska Gert as |
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Pola Kinski as |
| Directing | Volker Schlöndorff | Director |
| Writing | Volker Schlöndorff | Writer |
| Editing | Gisela Haller | Editor |
| Production | Eberhard Junkersdorf | Producer |
| Camera | Michael Ballhaus | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Friedrich Meyer | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Egon Müller-Franken | Producer |
| Directing | Alexander von Eschwege | Assistant Director |