The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.
Director:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writers:
Pea Fröhlich, Peter Märthesheimer.
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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) |
| Directing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Director |
| Writing | Pea Fröhlich | Screenplay |
| Writing | Peter Märthesheimer | Screenplay |
| Production | Michael Fengler | Producer |
| Production | Hanns Eckelkamp | Producer |
| Sound | Peer Raben | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Michael Ballhaus | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Editor |
| Editing | Juliane Lorenz | Editor |
| Art | Helga Ballhaus | Production Design |
| Art | Norbert Scherer | Production Design |
| Art | Arno Mathes | Set Decoration |
| Art | Hans-Peter Sandmeier | Set Decoration |
| Art | Andreas Willim | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Baum | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Georg Kuhn | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Inge Proeller | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anni Nöbauer | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Milan Bor | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Jim Willis | Sound Designer |
| Art | Claus Kottmann | Production Design |
| Writing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Idea |
| Production | Wolf-Dietrich Brücker | Producer |
| Production | Volker Canaris | Producer |
| Production | Harry Baer | Production Manager |
| Production | Martin Häussler | Production Manager |
| Production | Thomas Wommer | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Rolf Bührmann | Assistant Director |
| Art | Georg Borgel | Props |
| Art | Claus Kottmann | Props |
| Sound | John Salter | Sound Assistant |
| Lighting | Ekkehard Heinrich | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Hans-Juergen Hoepflinger | Gaffer |
| Camera | Horst Knechtel | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Raimund Wirner | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susi Reichel | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | Christiane Kolenc | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Dieter Dubine | Location Manager |
| Directing | Helga Beyer | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Karl Willim | Driver |
| Production | Robert Busch | Production Assistant |
| Production | Christine Fall | Production Secretary |
| Production | Jochen Losse | Production Coordinator |