A film portrait of the influential Bavarian actor, director, and screenwriter who publicly confessed his homosexuality, which chronologically covers all the important stages from Action-Theater to the director's early death, supplemented with anecdotes.
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Fox and His Friends
Katzelmacher
Hanna Schygulla
Self
Known for
Poor Things
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Irm Hermann
Self
Known for
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Harry Baer
Self
Known for
The Third Generation
Fox and His Friends
Hark Bohm
Self
Known for
The Golden Glove
The Third Generation
Volker Schlöndorff
Self
Also in
11 Uhr 20
Neuer Deutscher Film Report
Günter Rohrbach
Self
Margit Carstensen
Self
Known for
Possession
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Hubert Gilli
Self
Juliane Lorenz
Self
Also in
Kamikaze '89
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
Thomas Schühly
Self
Also in
Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
Wolf Gremm
Self
Known for
Querelle
Annekatrin Hendel Director
First release April 30, 2015 · Produced in Germany · Production Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation, ARTE
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Itworksmedien
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation
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ARTE
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SWR
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RBB
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WDR
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BR
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Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk
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Germany
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German
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German
Release dates
Germany · April 30, 2015
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