Veronika Voss
“Stars don't die, they fade away.”
In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Marianne Katz, who keeps her supplied with morphine. After meeting sports writer Robert Krohn, Veronika begins to dream of a return to stardom. As the couple's relationship escalates in intensity, Veronika begins seriously planning her return to the screen -- only to realize how debilitated she has become through her drug habit.
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Cast
27 people
Rosel Zech
Veronika Voss
Known for
Lola
Anatomy 2
Hilmar Thate
Robert Krohn
Also in
Der König von St. Pauli
Paths in the Night
Cornelia Froboess
Henriette
Known for
Windstorm
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Annemarie Düringer
Dr. Marianne Katz
Known for
The Lacemaker
Klimt
Doris Schade
Josefa
Known for
Marianne and Juliane
Beyond Silence
Erik Schumann
Dr. Edel
Known for
Lili Marleen
Flaming Frontier
Elisabeth Volkmann
Grete
Known for
Kein Pardon
Lola
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Max Rehbein
Known for
Eastern Promises
The Thirteenth Floor
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Kinobesucher (uncredited)
Known for
Fox and His Friends
Katzelmacher
Peter Berling
Filmproduzent / Dicker Mann
Known for
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Fitzcarraldo
Günther Kaufmann
G.I. / Dealer (as Günter Kaufmann)
Known for
Turkish for Beginners
Querelle
Sonja Neudorfer
Verkäuferin
Known for
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Lola
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director · Pea Fröhlich Screenplay Peter Märthesheimer Screenplay
First release February 18, 1982 · Produced in Germany · Languages English, German
Production
Laura Film
Production
Tango Film
Production
Rialto Film
Production
Trio Film
Production
Maran Film
Production
Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · February 18, 1982
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
France
June 30, 1982 · Theatrical
May 2, 2018 · Theatrical · Restoration rerelease
Netherlands
May 13, 1982 · Theatrical
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