The Marriage of Maria Braun

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Written by Peter Märthesheimer, Pea Fröhlich, Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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.

Cast

Hanna Schygulla

Maria Braun

Klaus Löwitsch

Hermann Braun

Ivan Desny

Karl Oswald

George Eagles

Bill

Gisela Uhlen

Mother

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Elisabeth Trissenaar

Betti Klenze

Gottfried John

Willi Klenze

Hark Bohm

Senkenberg

Günter Lamprecht

Hans Wetzel

Lilo Pempeit

Frau Ehmke

Michael Ballhaus

Counsel

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Peddler