List of the best Hanna Schygulla movies: The Marriage of Maria Braun(1978), Lili Marleen(1981), Katzelmacher(1969), A Love in Germany(1983), Gods of the Plague(1970), Forever, Lulu(1987), Effi Briest(1974), Rio das Mortes(1971), The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant(1972), Circle of Deceit(1981), Love Is Colder Than Death(1969), Promised Land(2004) ... ...
Drama
West Germany
1978
120 Minutes
Maria Braun
Hanna Schygulla Klaus Löwitsch Ivan Desny Gisela Uhlen Elisabeth Trissenaar Gottfried John Hark Bohm George Byrd Claus Holm Gunter Lamprecht Anton Schiersner
woman soldier husband industrialist intense sad somber emotional engaging germany bar train station war love devotion struggle sacrifice fall love 1940s
Maria marries Hermann Braun in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. Alone, Maria puts to use her beauty and ambition in order to find prosperity during Germany's "economic miracle" of the 1950s.
Drama
West Germany
1981
120 Minutes
Willie
Hanna Schygulla Giancarlo Giannini Mel Ferrer Karl Heinz von Hassel Christine Kaufmann Hark Bohm Karin Baal Udo Kier Erik Schumann Gottfried John
In 1938, a German singer falls in love with a Jewish composer in Zurich, who helps Jews flee Nazi Germany. She wants to help but is forced back to Germany. Her song "Lili Marleen" becomes a hit with soldiers and the Nazi top.
Drama
West Germany
1969
90 Minutes
Marie
Hanna Schygulla Rudolf Waldemar Brem Lilith Ungerer Elga Sorbas Doris Mattes Irm Hermann Peter Moland Hans Hirschmuller Harry Baer Hannes Gromball Rainer Werner Fassbinder
boyfriend girlfriend friend immigrant bleak hedonistic germany munich apartment bar aimless youth bigotry prejudice sex jealousy immigration underdog 1960s
Jorgos, a migrant worker from Greece, joins a group of young people in Munich usually hanging around. This foreigner incites hostility and jealousy among them, and he is insulted as a "... See full summary »
Drama
West Germany|France
1983
107 Minutes
Paulina Kropp
Hanna Schygulla Piotr Lysak Marie-Christine Barrault Armin Mueller-Stahl Elisabeth Trissenaar Daniel Olbrychski Bernhard Wicki
In May of 1983, a man turns 49 and, with his 17-year old son, journeys to the village in Baden that he left 40 years before. He wants to discover what happened then, the truth about an ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
West Germany
1970
92 Minutes
Johanna Reiher
Hanna Schygulla Margarethe von Trotta Harry Baer Günther Kaufmann Ingrid Caven Jan George Lilo Pempeit
A man is released from prison and finds the society on the outside less than appealing. With several women as well as the police on his tail, he sets out to find an old friend.
Comedy
USA|West Germany
1987
86 Minutes
Elaine
Hanna Schygulla Deborah Harry Alec Baldwin Annie Golden Paul Gleason Raymond Serra George Kyle Amos Kollek
young woman mysterious woman immigrant criminal writer amusing madcap new york city apartment street mishaps immigration aspirations city life crime writing pursuit discovery 1980s
A beautiful novelist gets involved with the violent underworld crime elements in New York City and becomes a target. Alec Baldwin plays the cop who pursues her killers.
Drama
1974
140 Minutes
Effi Briest
Hanna Schygulla Wolfgang Schenck Ulli Lommel Karl Boehm Ursula Stratz Irm Hermann
teenager politician lover dense passionate bleak germany berlin infidelity ghosts divorce love discovery growing up temptation forbidden love 1890s
A baron's (Wolfgang Schenck) teenage bride (Hanna Schygulla) takes a lover (Ulli Lommel) in the late 1800s, with delayed tragic results.
Comedy, Adventure
1971
84 Minutes
Hanna Schygulla Michael König Günther Kaufmann Katrin Schaake Harry Baer Marius Aicher Carl Amery Carla Aulaula Rudolf Waldemar Brem Ingrid Caven Kerstin Dobbertin
Rainer Werner Fassbinder directed this tale of two friends who want to travel to Peru to find buried treasure.
Drama
West Germany
1972
124 Minutes
Karin Thimm
Margit Carstensen Hanna Schygulla Irm Hermann Eva Mattes Gisela Fackeldey Katrin Schaake
A successful fashion designer abandons a sado-masochistic relationship with her female assistant in favor of a love affair with a beautiful young woman.
Drama
West Germany|France
1981
110 Minutes
Bruno Ganz Hanna Schygulla Jean Carmet Jerzy Skolimowski Gila von Weitershausen
foreign correspondent photographer lover wife journalist sniper intense spirited gutsy fiery beirut hotel west germany bedroom orphanage lebanese civil war israeli-palestinian conflict journalism ethics moral dilemma
Laschen, a German journalist, travels to the city of Beirut during the fights between Christians and Palestinians to produce an essay about the situation. Together with his photographer, he... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
West Germany
1969
88 Minutes
Johanna
Ulli Lommel Hanna Schygulla Katrin Schaake Liz Soellner Rainer Werner Fassbinder Gisela Otto Ursula Stratz Monika Nüchtern Hans Hirschmuller Les Olvides Peer Raben
Unusual gangster story, in which a small-time pimp Franz, who is torn between his mistress and Bruno the gangster sent after him by the syndicate that he has refused to join. Things are ... See full summary »
Drama
Israel|France
2004
104 Minutes
Rosamund Pike Hanna Schygulla Anne Parillaud Alla An Katya Drabkin Amos Lavi
"Promised Land" tells the story of a group of young unwitting Estonian girls smuggled through Egypt to be auctioned off as prostitutes in Israel, and of their initiation into this trade of ... See full summary »
Drama
1975
95 Minutes
Therese Farner
Rudiger Vogler Hanna Schygulla Hans Christian Blech Peter Kern Nastassja Kinski Ivan Desny Marianne Hoppe Elisabeth Kreuzer Adolf Hansen Gustav Leonhardt
young man actress teen girl poet boyfriend wealthy man brooding offbeat germany forest train aspirations traveling friendship secrets self-discovery discovery 1970s
A young German (Rudiger Vogler) and his companions (Hanna Schygulla, Hans Christian Blech) discuss dreams, poetry and politics.
Biography
1986
100 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Hanna Schygulla Laura Press John Roney Sandor Raski Patty Maloney
entertainer circus performer singer entrepreneur dwarf showman charming inspiring circus united states rags to riches show business business p.t. barnum fame american dream rise transformation 19th century
Aging showman P.T. Barnum (Burt Lancaster) recalls promoting Jenny Lind (Hanna Schygulla), George Washington's nanny and General Tom Thumb.
Drama
Hungary|Italy|Germany|France
2000
145 Minutes
Tünde Eszter
Lars Rudolph Peter Fitz Hanna Schygulla Janos Derzi Djoko Rossich
A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.
Drama
West Germany
1971
88 Minutes
Anna
Hans Hirschmuller Irm Hermann Hanna Schygulla Andrea Schober Klaus Löwitsch Karl Scheydt Kurt Raab Gusti Kreissl
fruit seller wife mother daughter sister employee bleak disturbing emotional profound munich household hospital funeral germany street family dysfunction unhappy marriage alcoholism unexpected success
Hans Epp is a self-destructive man who lives a dissatisfied life. He tries to find meaning as a fruit vendor, but a heart attack impedes his ability to work, which turns his dissatisfaction into despair.
Drama
France|Germany|Poland
1992
119 Minutes
Stephania
In the winter of 1943 two young Jews, Alek and Fryda, escape, via sewer tunnels, from the atrocities underway in Warsaw ghetto. Alek, entrusted with undeveloped photos of the horrors within... See full summary »
Drama, Romance
France|Italy
1968
23 Minutes
Lucy
Irm Hermann Kristin Peterson Hanna Schygulla Peer Raben Rudolf Waldemar Brem Lilith Ungerer Rainer Werner Fassbinder Jimmy Powell
Comedy about self-made woman (Vitti) in Paris contemplating the idea of suicide at first, then murder.
Comedy, Drama
1971
117 Minutes
Hanna, Schauspielerin
Eddie Constantine Lou Castel Hanna Schygulla Marcella Michelangeli Rainer Werner Fassbinder
director star actor actress cinematographer producer cheeky hedonistic offbeat spain film set hotel party filmmaking drinking boredom jealousy sexual tension show business rivalry
Members of a troubled German film crew spend most of their time drinking, talking and waiting in a hotel.
Drama
Germany|Turkey|Italy
2007
122 Minutes
Susanne Staub
Nurgül Yesilçay Baki Davrak Tuncel Kurtiz Hanna Schygulla Nursel Köse Patrycia Ziolkowska Gürsoy Gemec Gengiz Daner
activist father prostitute girlfriend son crafty dense profound germany turkey istanbul religious persecution activism family dysfunction love pursuit metamorphosis 2000s
A Turkish man travels to Istanbul to find the daughter of his father's former girlfriend.
Documentary
Portugal
2010
65 Minutes
Erika Mann
Alfred Döblin Erika Mann Rudiger Vogler Hanna Schygulla Christian Patey Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Images and sounds expose the duality of Portugal during the days of WW2: a peaceful, god-loving, rural country, providing an escape route for over one hundred thousand European refugees to ... See full summary »
Western
West Germany
1971
102 Minutes
Hanna
Ron Randell Katrin Schaake Ulli Lommel Hanna Schygulla Günther Kaufmann Harry Baer Stefano Capriati Elaine Baker Mark Salvage
Whity is the mulatto butler of the dysfunctional Nicholson family in the south-west U.S. in 1878. The father, Ben Nicholson, has an attractive young wife, Katherine, and two sons by a ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2011
134 Minutes
Moneylender's Wife
Johannes Zeiler Anton Adasinsky Isolda Dychauk Georg Friedrich Hanna Schygulla Antje Lewald Florian Brückner Sigurdur Skúlason
professor polymath mysterious man engaging germany small town faust the devil knowledge pursuit 19th century
A professor (Johannes Zeiler) meets a devilish moneylender (Anton Adasinsky) and sells his immortal soul in exchange for knowledge.
Drama
2019
101 Minutes
Fabrice Luchini Camille Cottin Alice Isaaz Bastien Bouillon Hanna Schygulla Astrid Whettnall Marc Fraize Eva Lallier Marie-Christine Orry Vincent Winterhalter Florence Muller
An editor discovers a masterpiece among a pile of rejected manuscripts. She tries to track down its unknown author, who may already be dead.
Drama
2018
107 Minutes
Soeur Myriam
Anthony Bajon Damien Chapelle Alex Brendemühl Louise Grinberg Maite Maille Hanna Schygulla Antoine Amblard Magne-Håvard Brekke
hermit friend young man young woman heroin addict bleak touching melodramatic inspiring mountain dining room home drug addiction social event new life change medicine motivation underdog 2010s
In a bid to beat his habit, a young drug addict elects to join a community of former addicts living in isolation in a remote mountain community.
Romance, Documentary, Drama
1970
85 Minutes
Luise
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Margarethe von Trotta Gunther Neutze Miriam Spoerri Irmgard Paulis Rudolf Waldemar Brem Hanna Schygulla Irm Hermann Günther Kaufmann Walter Sedlmayr
poet anarchist actress thrilling tavern society bourgeoisie morality love
Drama
2016
90 Minutes
Danielle
Catherine Keener Matt Craven Hannah Gross Chloe Rose Abigail Winter Brendan Coyle Hanna Schygulla Martha Henry Linda Kash Yanna McIntosh Dewshane Williams
writer daughter family emotional touching melancholy small town suburb family dysfunction understanding relationships sacrifice discovery transformation 2010s