Baal (1970)
Overview
Baal explores the cult of the genius, an anti-heroic figure who chooses to be a social outcast and live on the fringe of bourgeois morality.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 0.566 |
Directed By
Volker Schlöndorff
Crew
Volker Schlöndorff
Dietrich Lohmann
Peter Ettengruber
Volker Schlöndorff
Klaus Doldinger
Hellmut Haffner
Hans Prescher
Hanna Axmann-Rezzori
Hans Fries
Bertolt Brecht
Volker Schlöndorff
TOP CAST
Sigi Graue
Ekart
Margarethe von Trotta
Sophie
Günther Neutze
Nech
Hanna Schygulla
Luise
Marian Seidowsky
Johannes
Irmgard Paulis
Johanna
Wilmut Borell
Mjurk
Christine Schuberth
Stripperin Sabitka
Walter Sedlmayr
Anwalt Pschierer
Günther Kaufmann
Kutscher Orgauer
Miriam Spoerri
Emilie Mech
Johannes Buzalski
Penner bei Prozession
Carla Egerer
Junges Weib
Michael Gempart
Mann mit Kamm
Peer Raben
Holzfäller mit rotem Hemd
Jean Launay
Mann mit Magengeschwür
Andrea Brüdern
Junge Dame
Claudia Butenuth
Frau mit Baby
Harry Baer
Gast am kalten Buffet
Irm Hermann
Hausfrau
Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Erster Holzfäller
Sigi Sommer
Zweiter Holzfäller
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