List of the best Rainer Werner Fassbinder movies: Veronika Voss(1982), The Marriage of Maria Braun(1978), Fox and His Friends(1975), The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant(1972), Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven(1976), The Merchant of Four Seasons(1971), Chinese Roulette(1976), Lili Marleen(1981), Despair(1979), Katzelmacher(1969), Querelle(1982), Love Is Colder Than Death(1969) ... ...
7.8/10
Drama
West Germany
1982
105 Minutes
Director
Rosel Zech Hilmar Thate Annemarie Düringer Cornelia Froboess Doris Schade Erik Schumann Peter Berling Günther Kaufmann
actress sports reporter girlfriend neurologist ex-husband director dark offbeat munich film set newsroom apartment building woods drug addiction filmmaking world war ii investigation love triangle fame love
Partially based on the life of Sybille Schmitz, who found fame under the Nazi regime, but whose career was destroyed afterward. Veronika Voss is a once prominent UFA actress, kept by her doctor, who raises suspicion in a sports journalist.
7.8/10
Drama
West Germany
1978
120 Minutes
Director
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.
7.7/10
Drama
West Germany
1975
123 Minutes
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Peter Chatel Karl Boehm Harry Baer Adrian Hoven Ulla Jacobsson Christiane Maybach
carnival worker con artist businessperson soldier dark bleak disheartening disturbing germany munich deception class distinctions homosexuality money theft greed love fall pursuit 1970s
A suggestible working-class innocent wins the lottery but lets himself be taken advantage of by his bourgeois new boyfriend and his circle of materialistic friends.
7.7/10
Drama
West Germany
1972
124 Minutes
Director
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.
7.6/10
Drama
West Germany
1976
105 Minutes
Director
Margit Carstensen Brigitte Mira Ingrid Caven Armin Meier Irm Hermann Gottfried John
husband wife daughter son photographer communist disturbing melodramatic profound factory family home dining room street frankfurt, germany workplace violence media circus family grief hostage situation mother/daughter relationship
Frau Kusters is preparing dinner late one seemingly ordinary afternoon in her seemingly ordinary kitchen in Frankfurt, Germany. Mrs. Kusters wants to add canned sausages to the stew, her ... See full summary »
7.4/10
Drama
West Germany
1971
88 Minutes
Director
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.
7.3/10
Drama
West Germany|France
1976
96 Minutes
Director
Margit Carstensen Ulli Lommel Anna Karina Alexander Allerson Andrea Schober Macha Méril Brigitte Mira
Both the parents of a young teen who walks with crutches, goes on each their secret meeting with lovers, both surprising each other at the family's county home. The daughter arrives and initiates a guessing game of "Chinese roulette".
7.2/10
Drama
West Germany
1981
120 Minutes
Director
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.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
West Germany|France
1979
119 Minutes
Director
Dirk Bogarde Andréa Ferréol Volker Spengler Klaus Löwitsch Peter Kern Alexander Allerson Gottfried John Hark Bohm
In early-1930s Berlin, an elegant Russian émigré and eccentric chocolatier convinces himself that he has seen his doppelgänger, and hatches a murderous plan to trade his existence for an entirely new one. Will he get over the deep despair?
7.0/10
Drama
West Germany
1969
90 Minutes
Film Editor
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 »
6.8/10
Drama
West Germany|France
1982
105 Minutes
Director
Brad Davis Franco Nero Jeanne Moreau Laurent Malet Hanno Pöschl Günther Kaufmann Burkhard Driest Roger Fritz
A handsome sailor is drawn into a vortex of sibling rivalry, murder, and explosive sexuality.
6.6/10
Crime, Drama
West Germany
1969
88 Minutes
Production Design
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 »
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
West Germany
1970
92 Minutes
Director
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.
6.5/10
Western
West Germany
1971
102 Minutes
Director
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 »
5.8/10
Sci-Fi
West Germany
1983
106 Minutes
Polizeileutnant Jansen
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Günther Kaufmann Boy Gobert
In a totalitarian society of the future, in which the government controls all facets of the press, a homicide detective investigates a string of bombings, and finds out more than he bargained for.
Drama
1978
124 Minutes
Director
Volker Spengler Ingrid Caven Gottfried John Elisabeth Trissenaar Eva Mattes Günther Kaufmann Lilo Pempeit Isolde Barth Karl Scheydt Walter Bockmayer Peter Kollek
butcher businessperson partner love interest engaging dark gutsy raw germany courage infatuation desire heartbreak journey forbidden love forbidden love quest sacrifice 1970s
Elvira, once a working-class butcher named Erwin, has made an enormous sacrifice for love. She has undergone a sex change for a romantic interest who has abandoned her, and she now struggles to reconcile her past life with her present identity.
Drama
1974
140 Minutes
Director
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, Drama
1971
117 Minutes
Writer
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.
Comedy, Adventure
1971
84 Minutes
Director
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.
Romance, Documentary, Drama
1970
85 Minutes
Baal
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
6.6/10
Crime, Drama
West Germany
1969
88 Minutes
Production Design
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 »
Comedy, Drama
1971
117 Minutes
Writer
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.
5.9/10
Drama, Romance
France|Italy
1968
23 Minutes
The pimp , Freder in the play
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.
7.0/10
Drama
West Germany
1969
90 Minutes
Film Editor
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 »
Comedy, Adventure
1971
84 Minutes
Director
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.
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