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The Marriage of Maria Braun

7.419792h MovieDrama

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.

DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder
WritersPea Fröhlich·Peter Märthesheimer
ProducersMichael Fengler·Hanns Eckelkamp

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Cast · Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

HSHanna Schygulla
Hanna Schygulla
Maria Braun
KLKlaus Löwitsch
Klaus Löwitsch
Hermann Braun
IDIvan Desny
Ivan Desny
Karl Oswald
GEGeorge Eagles
George Eagles
Bill
GUGisela Uhlen
Gisela Uhlen
Mother
ETElisabeth Trissenaar
Elisabeth Trissenaar
Betti Klenze
GJGottfried John
Gottfried John
Willi Klenze
HBHark Bohm
Hark Bohm
Senkenberg
GLGünter Lamprecht
Günter Lamprecht
Hans Wetzel
LPLilo Pempeit
Lilo Pempeit
Frau Ehmke
MBMichael Ballhaus
Michael Ballhaus
Counsel
RFRainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Peddler

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