Lili Marleen (1981)
Overview
The story of a German singer named Willie who while working in Switzerland falls in love with a Jewish composer named Robert whose family is helping people to flee from the Nazis. Robert’s family is skeptical of Willie, thinking she could be a Nazi as she becomes famous for singing the song “Lili Marleen”.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $8,144.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 5.256 |
Directed By
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Crew
Xaver Schwarzenberger
Peer Raben
Juliane Lorenz
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Luggi Waldleitner
Enzo Peri
Manfred Purzer
Hedy Polensky
Joshua Sinclair
Rolf Zehetbauer
Herbert Strabel
Barbara Baum
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Anni Nöbauer
Werner Uschkurat
Michael Ballhaus
Ingrid Thier
Edwin Erfmann
Rolf Zehetbauer
TOP CAST
Hanna Schygulla
Willie
Giancarlo Giannini
Robert
Mel Ferrer
David Mendelssohn
Karl-Heinz von Hassel
Henkel
Erik Schumann
von Strehlow
Hark Bohm
Taschner
Gottfried John
Aaron
Karin Baal
Anna Lederer
Christine Kaufmann
Miriam
Udo Kier
Drewitz
Roger Fritz
Kauffmann
Rainer Will
Bernt
Raúl Gimenez
Blonsky
Adrian Hoven
Ginsberg
Willy Harlander
Prosel
Barbara Valentin
Eva
Helen Vita
Grete
Elisabeth Volkmann
Marika
Lilo Pempeit
Tamara
Traute Hoess
Polin
Brigitte Mira
Nachbarin
Herb Andress
Reintgen
Michael McLernon
Schweizer Grenzbeamter
Jürgen Draeger
Journalist
Rudolf Lenz
Dr. Glaubrecht
Harry Baer
Norbert Schultze
Toni Netzle
Frau Prosel
Daniel Schmid
Pförtner
Peter Chatel
SA-Mann
Volker Eckstein
1. SD-Mann
Helmut Petigk
2. SD-Mann
Werner Asam
3. SD-Mann
Dirk Galuba
4. SD-Mann
Sonja Neudorfer
Frau Buerli
Irm Hermann
Krankenschwester
Herbert Steinmetz
Arzt
Alexander Allerson
Goedecke
Kristine De Loup
Nachrichtensprecherin
Franz Buchrieser
Thome (uncredited)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Günther Weissenborn (uncredited)
Michele Oliveri
Soldier (uncredited)
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