Filmography
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Known For
Fox and His Friends Writer (1975) -
The Marriage of Maria Braun Writer (1979) -
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul Writer (1974) -
Known For
Katzelmacher Writer (1969) -
Writer
First Fassbinder (2013) -
Garbage, the City and Death (2012) -
Estudio 1 (2001) -
Water Drops on Burning Rocks (2000) -
Een turk uit Italie (1992) -
Querelle (1982) -
Veronika Voss (1982) -
Theatre in Trance (1981) -
Lola (1981) -
Lili Marleen (1981) -
![Berlin Alexanderplatz]( "Berlin Alexanderplatz")
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) -
![The Third Generation]( "The Third Generation")
The Third Generation (1979) -
![The Marriage of Maria Braun]( "The Marriage of Maria Braun")
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) -
![In a Year with 13 Moons]( "In a Year with 13 Moons")
In a Year with 13 Moons (1978) -
![Germany in Autumn]( "Germany in Autumn")
Germany in Autumn (1978) -
![The Stationmaster's Wife]( "The Stationmaster's Wife")
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) -
![Chinese Roulette]( "Chinese Roulette")
Chinese Roulette (1976) -
![Satan's Brew]( "Satan's Brew")
Satan's Brew (1976) -
![I Only Want You to Love Me]( "I Only Want You to Love Me")
I Only Want You to Love Me (1976) -
![Shadow of Angels]( "Shadow of Angels")
Shadow of Angels (1976) -
![Fear of Fear]( "Fear of Fear")
Fear of Fear (1975) -
![Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven]( "Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven")
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![Fox and His Friends]( "Fox and His Friends")
Fox and His Friends (1975) -
![Like a Bird on a Wire]( "Like a Bird on a Wire")
Like a Bird on a Wire (1975) -
![Effi Briest]( "Effi Briest")
Effi Briest (1974) -
![Martha]( "Martha")
Martha (1974) -
![Ali: Fear Eats the Soul]( "Ali: Fear Eats the Soul")
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) -
![Nora Helmer]( "Nora Helmer")
Nora Helmer (1974) -
![World on a Wire]( "World on a Wire")
World on a Wire (1973) -
Fru Geesches frihed (1973)
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![Eight Hours Don't Make a Day]( "Eight Hours Don't Make a Day")
Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (1972-1973) -
![Jail Bait]( "Jail Bait")
Jail Bait (1973) -
![Bremen Freedom]( "Bremen Freedom")
Bremen Freedom (1972) -
![The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant]( "The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant")
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![The Merchant of Four Seasons]( "The Merchant of Four Seasons")
The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972) -
![Beware of a Holy Whore]( "Beware of a Holy Whore")
Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) -
![Whity]( "Whity")
Whity (1971) -
![Pioneers in Ingolstadt]( "Pioneers in Ingolstadt")
Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971) -
![Rio das Mortes]( "Rio das Mortes")
Rio das Mortes (1971) -
![The Niklashausen Journey]( "The Niklashausen Journey")
The Niklashausen Journey (1970) -
![The American Soldier]( "The American Soldier")
The American Soldier (1970) -
![Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?]( "Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?")
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970) -
![Das Kaffeehaus]( "Das Kaffeehaus")
Das Kaffeehaus (1970) -
![Gods of the Plague]( "Gods of the Plague")
Gods of the Plague (1970) -
Fernes Jamaica (1969)
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![Katzelmacher]( "Katzelmacher")
Katzelmacher (1969) -
![Love Is Colder Than Death]( "Love Is Colder Than Death")
Love Is Colder Than Death (1969) -
![This Night]( "This Night")
This Night (1966) -
![The City Tramp]( "The City Tramp")
The City Tramp (1966) -
Writer
![The Little Chaos]( "The Little Chaos")
The Little Chaos (1966) -
Director
![Querelle]( "Querelle")
Querelle (1982) -
![Veronika Voss]( "Veronika Voss")
Veronika Voss (1982) -
![Theatre in Trance]( "Theatre in Trance")
Theatre in Trance (1981) -
![Lola]( "Lola")
Lola (1981) -
![Lili Marleen]( "Lili Marleen")
Lili Marleen (1981) -
![Berlin Alexanderplatz]( "Berlin Alexanderplatz")
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) -
![The Third Generation]( "The Third Generation")
The Third Generation (1979) -
![The Marriage of Maria Braun]( "The Marriage of Maria Braun")
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) -
![In a Year with 13 Moons]( "In a Year with 13 Moons")
In a Year with 13 Moons (1978) -
![Despair]( "Despair")
Despair (1978) -
![Germany in Autumn]( "Germany in Autumn")
Germany in Autumn (1978) -
![The Stationmaster's Wife]( "The Stationmaster's Wife")
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) -
![Women in New York]( "Women in New York")
Women in New York (1977) -
![Chinese Roulette]( "Chinese Roulette")
Chinese Roulette (1976) -
![Satan's Brew]( "Satan's Brew")
Satan's Brew (1976) -
![I Only Want You to Love Me]( "I Only Want You to Love Me")
I Only Want You to Love Me (1976) -
![Fear of Fear]( "Fear of Fear")
Fear of Fear (1975) -
![Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven]( "Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven")
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![Fox and His Friends]( "Fox and His Friends")
Fox and His Friends (1975) -
![Like a Bird on a Wire]( "Like a Bird on a Wire")
Like a Bird on a Wire (1975) -
![Effi Briest]( "Effi Briest")
Effi Briest (1974) -
![Martha]( "Martha")
Martha (1974) -
![Ali: Fear Eats the Soul]( "Ali: Fear Eats the Soul")
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) -
![Nora Helmer]( "Nora Helmer")
Nora Helmer (1974) -
![World on a Wire]( "World on a Wire")
World on a Wire (1973) -
![Eight Hours Don't Make a Day]( "Eight Hours Don't Make a Day")
Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (1972-1973) -
![Jail Bait]( "Jail Bait")
Jail Bait (1973) -
![Bremen Freedom]( "Bremen Freedom")
Bremen Freedom (1972) -
![The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant]( "The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant")
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![The Merchant of Four Seasons]( "The Merchant of Four Seasons")
The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972) -
![Beware of a Holy Whore]( "Beware of a Holy Whore")
Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) -
![Whity]( "Whity")
Whity (1971) -
![Pioneers in Ingolstadt]( "Pioneers in Ingolstadt")
Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971) -
![Rio das Mortes]( "Rio das Mortes")
Rio das Mortes (1971) -
![The Niklashausen Journey]( "The Niklashausen Journey")
The Niklashausen Journey (1970) -
![The American Soldier]( "The American Soldier")
The American Soldier (1970) -
![Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?]( "Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?")
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970) -
![Das Kaffeehaus]( "Das Kaffeehaus")
Das Kaffeehaus (1970) -
![Gods of the Plague]( "Gods of the Plague")
Gods of the Plague (1970) -
![Katzelmacher]( "Katzelmacher")
Katzelmacher (1969) -
![Love Is Colder Than Death]( "Love Is Colder Than Death")
Love Is Colder Than Death (1969) -
![This Night]( "This Night")
This Night (1966) -
![The City Tramp]( "The City Tramp")
The City Tramp (1966) -
Director
![The Little Chaos]( "The Little Chaos")
The Little Chaos (1966) -
ActorThe Last Trip to Harrisburg Voice of Man and Woman in Train (1984)
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The Heiress (segment "Flüchtige Umarmungen") (1983)
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![Kamikaze 89]( "Kamikaze 89")
Kamikaze 89 Polizeileutnant Jansen (1982) -
![Veronika Voss]( "Veronika Voss")
Veronika Voss Kinobesucher (1982) -
![Heute spielen wir den Boß]( "Heute spielen wir den Boß")
Heute spielen wir den Boß Man (1981) -
Polnischer Sommer Babiuch (1981)
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![Lili Marleen]( "Lili Marleen")
Lili Marleen Günther Weissenborn (1981) -
![Berlin Alexanderplatz]( "Berlin Alexanderplatz")
Berlin Alexanderplatz Erzähler (1980) -
![Bourbon Street Blues]( "Bourbon Street Blues")
Bourbon Street Blues Schriftsteller (Writer) (1979) -
![The Marriage of Maria Braun]( "The Marriage of Maria Braun")
The Marriage of Maria Braun Peddler (1979) -
Der kleine Godard an das Kuratorium junger deutscher Film Second Director (1978)
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![Adolf and Marlene]( "Adolf and Marlene")
Adolf and Marlene Hermann (1977) -
![Shadow of Angels]( "Shadow of Angels")
Shadow of Angels Raoul (1976) -
![Fox and His Friends]( "Fox and His Friends")
Fox and His Friends Franz Biberkopf (1975) -
Die Wohngenossin (1975)
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![Effi Briest]( "Effi Briest")
Effi Briest Narrator (1974) -
![Ali: Fear Eats the Soul]( "Ali: Fear Eats the Soul")
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul Eugen, Krista's husband (1974) -
![Tenderness of the Wolves]( "Tenderness of the Wolves")
Tenderness of the Wolves Wittowski (1973) -
![Bremen Freedom]( "Bremen Freedom")
Bremen Freedom Rumpf (1972) -
![The Merchant of Four Seasons]( "The Merchant of Four Seasons")
The Merchant of Four Seasons Zucker / Hans's friend (1972) -
![Haytabo]( "Haytabo")
Haytabo Bote des Professors (1971) -
Die Ahnfrau - Oratorium nach Franz Grillparzer Jaromir (1971)
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![Beware of a Holy Whore]( "Beware of a Holy Whore")
Beware of a Holy Whore Sascha, Herstellungsleiter (1971) -
![Whity]( "Whity")
Whity Saloon guest (1971) -
![Mathias Kneissl]( "Mathias Kneissl")
Mathias Kneissl Flecklbauer (1971) -
![Supergirl - Das Mädchen von den Sternen]( "Supergirl - Das Mädchen von den Sternen")
Supergirl - Das Mädchen von den Sternen Mann vor dem Schaufenster (1971) -
![Rio das Mortes]( "Rio das Mortes")
Rio das Mortes Hannas Tanzpartner (1971) -
![Der plötzliche Reichtum der armen Leute von Kombach]( "Der plötzliche Reichtum der armen Leute von Kombach")
Der plötzliche Reichtum der armen Leute von Kombach Bauer (1971) -
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![The Niklashausen Journey]( "The Niklashausen Journey")
The Niklashausen Journey Black Monk (1970) -
![The American Soldier]( "The American Soldier")
The American Soldier Franz Walsch (1970) -
![Gods of the Plague]( "Gods of the Plague")
Gods of the Plague Pornokunde (1970) -
![Baal]( "Baal")
Baal Baal (1970) -
Al Capone im deutschen Wald Heini (1969)
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![Katzelmacher]( "Katzelmacher")
Katzelmacher Jorgos (1969) -
Alarm Uniformierter (1969)
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Frei bis zum nächsten Mal Mechaniker (1969)
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Tonys Freunde Mallard (1969)
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![Love Is Colder Than Death]( "Love Is Colder Than Death")
Love Is Colder Than Death Franz Walsch (1969) -
![The Bridegroom, the Comedienne and the Pimp]( "The Bridegroom, the Comedienne and the Pimp")
The Bridegroom, the Comedienne and the Pimp The pimp / Freder in the play (1968) -
![With Oak Leaves and Fig Leaf]( "With Oak Leaves and Fig Leaf")
With Oak Leaves and Fig Leaf Festnehmender Soldat (1968) -
![The City Tramp]( "The City Tramp")
The City Tramp Mann auf toiletten (1966) -
Actor
![The Little Chaos]( "The Little Chaos")
The Little Chaos Franz (1966) -
Producer
![Veronika Voss]( "Veronika Voss")
Veronika Voss (1982) -
![Lola]( "Lola")
Lola (1981) -
![The Third Generation]( "The Third Generation")
The Third Generation (1979) -
![In a Year with 13 Moons]( "In a Year with 13 Moons")
In a Year with 13 Moons (1978) -
Spiel der Verlierer (1978)
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![Adolf and Marlene]( "Adolf and Marlene")
Adolf and Marlene (1977) -
![Fox and His Friends]( "Fox and His Friends")
Fox and His Friends (1975) -
![Tenderness of the Wolves]( "Tenderness of the Wolves")
Tenderness of the Wolves (1973) -
![The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant]( "The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant")
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![The American Soldier]( "The American Soldier")
The American Soldier (1970) -
Producer
![Gods of the Plague]( "Gods of the Plague")
Gods of the Plague (1970) -
Soundtrack
![Fassbinder in Hollywood]( "Fassbinder in Hollywood")
Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002) -
Soundtrack
![The American Soldier]( "The American Soldier")
The American Soldier (1970) -
Archive footage
![Titel, Thesen, Temperamente]( "Titel, Thesen, Temperamente")
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente (2020) -
![Wim Wenders: Desperado]( "Wim Wenders: Desperado")
Wim Wenders: Desperado (2020) -
Im Reich der Filme (2020)
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![Fassbinder]( "Fassbinder")
Fassbinder (2015) -
![Fassbinder: at elske uden at kræve]( "Fassbinder: at elske uden at kræve")
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![Alfonso Sansone produttore per caso]( "Alfonso Sansone produttore per caso")
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![Il était une fois...]( "Il était une fois...")
Il était une fois... (2012) -
![Kulturzeit]( "Kulturzeit")
Kulturzeit (2012) -
![My Name Is Not Ali]( "My Name Is Not Ali")
My Name Is Not Ali (2011) -
![The Story of Film: An Odyssey]( "The Story of Film: An Odyssey")
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![Daniel Schmid - Le chat qui pense]( "Daniel Schmid - Le chat qui pense")
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![Great Directors]( "Great Directors")
Great Directors (2009) -
![Back to Room 666]( "Back to Room 666")
Back to Room 666 (2008) -
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![Gegenschuss - Aufbruch der Filmemacher]( "Gegenschuss - Aufbruch der Filmemacher")
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Erika Rabau: Puck of Berlin (2008)
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![Here's Looking at You, Boy]( "Here's Looking at You, Boy")
Here's Looking at You, Boy (2007) -
![Life, Love & Celluloid]( "Life, Love & Celluloid")
Life, Love & Celluloid (2005) -
Filmlegenden. Deutsch (2005)
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![Deutsche Lebensläufe]( "Deutsche Lebensläufe")
Deutsche Lebensläufe (2005) -
Qui aime joue perdant (2003)
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![Fassbinder in Hollywood]( "Fassbinder in Hollywood")
Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002) -
![Es ist nicht gut in einem Menschenleib zu leben]( "Es ist nicht gut in einem Menschenleib zu leben")
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Archive footage
![Ich will nicht nur, daß ihr mich liebt - Der Filmemacher Rainer Werner Fassbinder]( "Ich will nicht nur, daß ihr mich liebt - Der Filmemacher Rainer Werner Fassbinder")
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![In a Year with 13 Moons]( "In a Year with 13 Moons")
In a Year with 13 Moons (1978) -
Editor
![Querelle]( "Querelle")
Querelle (1982) -
![Theatre in Trance]( "Theatre in Trance")
Theatre in Trance (1981) -
![Lola]( "Lola")
Lola (1981) -
![Lili Marleen]( "Lili Marleen")
Lili Marleen (1981) -
![The Marriage of Maria Braun]( "The Marriage of Maria Braun")
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) -
![In a Year with 13 Moons]( "In a Year with 13 Moons")
In a Year with 13 Moons (1978) -
Spiel der Verlierer (1978)
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![Despair]( "Despair")
Despair (1978) -
![The Stationmaster's Wife]( "The Stationmaster's Wife")
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) -
![Tenderness of the Wolves]( "Tenderness of the Wolves")
Tenderness of the Wolves (1973) -
![Beware of a Holy Whore]( "Beware of a Holy Whore")
Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) -
![Whity]( "Whity")
Whity (1971) -
![Rio das Mortes]( "Rio das Mortes")
Rio das Mortes (1971) -
![The Niklashausen Journey]( "The Niklashausen Journey")
The Niklashausen Journey (1970) -
![Gods of the Plague]( "Gods of the Plague")
Gods of the Plague (1970) -
![Katzelmacher]( "Katzelmacher")
Katzelmacher (1969) -
![Love Is Colder Than Death]( "Love Is Colder Than Death")
Love Is Colder Than Death (1969) -
Editor
![The City Tramp]( "The City Tramp")
The City Tramp (1966) -
Additional CrewQuand la peur dévore l'âme (2007)
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![The Third Generation]( "The Third Generation")
The Third Generation (1979) -
![In a Year with 13 Moons]( "In a Year with 13 Moons")
In a Year with 13 Moons (1978) -
![Fear of Fear]( "Fear of Fear")
Fear of Fear (1975) -
Additional Crew
![Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven]( "Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven")
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![Pioneers in Ingolstadt]( "Pioneers in Ingolstadt")
Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971) -
Cinematographer
![The Third Generation]( "The Third Generation")
The Third Generation (1979) -
Cinematographer
![In a Year with 13 Moons]( "In a Year with 13 Moons")
In a Year with 13 Moons (1978) -
![This Night]( "This Night")
This Night (1966) -
Art Director
![In a Year with 13 Moons]( "In a Year with 13 Moons")
In a Year with 13 Moons (1978) -
Production Designer
![The American Soldier]( "The American Soldier")
The American Soldier (1970) -
Camera and Electrical Department
![The Third Generation]( "The Third Generation")
The Third Generation (1979)
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Awards
28 wins & 20 nominations.Did You Know
Trivia
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 318-330. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.
Quotes
The American method of making films left the audience with emotions and nothing else; I want to give the spectator the emotions along with the possibility of reflecting on and analyzing what he is feeling.
Trademark
Frequently deals with post-war German identy
Nickname
Die Dicke
Star Sign
Gemini
Personal Details
Born
Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria, Germany
Died
(age 37)
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
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