The Marriage of Maria Braun
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.
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Cast
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Hanna Schygulla
Maria Braun
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Klaus Löwitsch
Hermann Braun
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Ivan Desny
Karl Oswald
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George Eagles
Bill
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Gisela Uhlen
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Elisabeth Trissenaar
Betti Klenze
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Gottfried John
Willi Klenze
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Hark Bohm
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Günter Lamprecht
Hans Wetzel
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Frau Ehmke
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Michael Ballhaus
Counsel
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director · Pea Fröhlich Screenplay Peter Märthesheimer Screenplay
Director Editor
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Screenplay
Pea Fröhlich
Screenplay
Peter Märthesheimer
Composer
Peer Raben
Cinematographer
Michael Ballhaus
Editor
Juliane Lorenz
Production designer
Helga Ballhaus
Production designer
Norbert Scherer
Production designer
Claus Kottmann
Costume designer
Barbara Baum
Costume designer
Georg Kuhn
Costume designer
Inge Proeller
United States release October 14, 1979 · Produced in Germany · Languages English, French, German
Production
Albatros Filmproduktion
Production
Fengler Films
Production
Filmverlag der Autoren
Production
Tango Film
Production
Trio Films
Production
WDR
Production
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Die Ehe der Maria Braun
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
Germany · February 20, 1979
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Germany · March 23, 1979
Theatrical
United States · October 14, 1979
Premiere · New York Film Festival
Estonia
November 10, 2024 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Finland
October 19, 1979 · Theatrical
France
May 27, 2025 · TV · à 20h50 sur Arte•tv
Italy
December 19, 1979 · Theatrical
Japan
February 2, 1980 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 1, 2010 · Physical · DVD
April 4, 2016 · Physical · Blu ray
South Korea
October 29, 1994 · Theatrical
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