Beware of a Holy Whore
Film director Jeff and his lead actor are taking their time getting to set. In their absence, the crew lack a purposeful way to spend their time waiting, so they drink heavily. However, as booze is downed and frustration sets in, morale hits rock bottom.
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Cast
35 people
Lou Castel
Jeff
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Eddie Constantine
Eddie
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Marquard Bohm
Ricky
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Hanna Schygulla
Hanna
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Sascha
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Margarethe von Trotta
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Hannes Fuchs
David
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Marcella Michelangeli
Margaret
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Karl Scheydt
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World on a Wire
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Ulli Lommel
Korbinian
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World on a Wire
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Kurt Raab
Fred
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Herb Andress
Mark
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director · Peer Raben Composer Michael Ballhaus Cinematographer
First release August 28, 1971 · Produced in Germany, Italy · Languages English, French, German, Spanish
Production
Antiteater-X-Film
Production
Nova International Films
Production
Germany · Italy
Produced in
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Original title
Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · August 28, 1971
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Germany · September 1, 1971
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
June 2, 1993 · Theatrical
Germany
January 7, 2027 · Theatrical · Re-release
Spain
April 8, 1985 · Theatrical
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