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Beware of a Holy Whore

Original title: Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte
  • 19711971
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.3K
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Eddie Constantine and Hanna Schygulla in Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
On a film set there are two things missing, the film material and the director. So the actors and actresses as well as the crew try to make the best out of the situation. When the director a... Read allOn a film set there are two things missing, the film material and the director. So the actors and actresses as well as the crew try to make the best out of the situation. When the director arrives the material is still missing and so they still wait and try to make the best out o... Read allOn a film set there are two things missing, the film material and the director. So the actors and actresses as well as the crew try to make the best out of the situation. When the director arrives the material is still missing and so they still wait and try to make the best out of the situation. When the material finally arrives all folks involved into the film find t... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.3K
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  • Director
    • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • Writer
    • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • Stars
    • Lou Castel
    • Eddie Constantine
    • Marquard Bohm
Top credits
  • Director
    • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • Writer
    • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • Stars
    • Lou Castel
    • Eddie Constantine
    • Marquard Bohm
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 13User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
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    Top cast

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    Lou Castel
    Lou Castel
    • Jeff, Regisseuras Jeff, Regisseur
    Eddie Constantine
    Eddie Constantine
    • Eddieas Eddie
    • (as Eddi Constantine)
    Marquard Bohm
    Marquard Bohm
    • Ricky, Schauspieleras Ricky, Schauspieler
    Hanna Schygulla
    Hanna Schygulla
    • Hanna, Schauspielerinas Hanna, Schauspielerin
    Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    • Sascha, Herstellungsleiteras Sascha, Herstellungsleiter
    Margarethe von Trotta
    Margarethe von Trotta
    • Babs, Produktionssekretärinas Babs, Produktionssekretärin
    • (as Margarete von Trotta)
    Hannes Fuchs
    • David, Regieassistentas David, Regieassistent
    Marcella Michelangeli
    Marcella Michelangeli
    • Margretas Margret
    Karl Scheydt
    Karl Scheydt
    • Manfred, Produzentas Manfred, Produzent
    Ulli Lommel
    Ulli Lommel
    • Korbinian, Aufnahmeleiteras Korbinian, Aufnahmeleiter
    Kurt Raab
    Kurt Raab
    • Fred, Ausstatteras Fred, Ausstatter
    Herb Andress
    Herb Andress
    • Mark, Coachas Mark, Coach
    Monica Teuber
    Monica Teuber
    • Billi, Maskenbildnerinas Billi, Maskenbildnerin
    • (as Monika Teuber)
    Benjamin Lev
    • Candy, spanischer Aufnahmeleiteras Candy, spanischer Aufnahmeleiter
    Gianni Di Luigi
    • Mike, Kameramannas Mike, Kameramann
    • (as Gianni di Luigi)
    Werner Schroeter
    Werner Schroeter
    • Deiters, Fotografas Deiters, Fotograf
    • (as Werner Schröter)
    Magdalena Montezuma
    Magdalena Montezuma
    • Irmas Irm
    Rudolf Waldemar Brem
    Rudolf Waldemar Brem
    • Oberbeleuchteras Oberbeleuchter
    • (as Rudolf-Waldemar Brem)
    • Director
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    • Writer
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Among Bob Dylan's favorite films
    • Quotes

      Journalist: What kind of movie is it?

      Jeff, Regisseur: It's a film about brutality. What else would one make a movie about?

    • Crazy credits
      The film begins with the line: 'Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall.' ("Pride goeth before a Fall")
    • Connections
      Featured in Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1977 (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      Let's Go Get Stoned
      Written and Performed by Ray Charles

    User reviews13

    Review
    Top review
    Fassbinder tries for 8 1/2, make it to 1 (maybe)
    I'll accept the previous reviewer's comments that this was supposed to be a self- parody. If so, then this shows why one of the shortest books in the library is "500 Years of German Humor."

    I've loved most of Fassbinder's films, but this pretentious attrocity is an absolute void. Nothing happens, though some of the actors look like they think they should *think* that something is happening. Some have the grace to look embarrassed, but they may just have been stoned. Worse, it looks cheap - the framing is off on most of the shots (no, it's not an alienation effect - it's just sloppiness), and the print currently on video is terrible, though I doubt it looked much better in '71. Probably more was spent on glassware for the bar and cigarettes than on anything else.

    The only positive things I can say are that the opening credits are nice, and that if you need a reminder of how awful early 70s clothes were, this is it.

    You can have more fun digging wax out of your ears than you can watching this movie.
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    • Aug 11, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 15, 1983 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • West Germany
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • German
      • English
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte
    • Filming locations
      • Sorrento, Naples, Campania, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Antiteater-X-Film
      • Nova International Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • DEM 1,100,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,144
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,623
      • Feb 16, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,144
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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