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23/03/1979 Drama 2h 0m
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Overview

Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.

  1. Rainer Werner Fassbinder

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Hanna Schygulla

    Maria Braun

  2. Klaus Löwitsch

    Hermann Braun

  3. Ivan Desny

    Karl Oswald

  4. George Eagles

    Bill

  5. Gisela Uhlen

    Mother

  6. Elisabeth Trissenaar

    Betti Klenze

  7. Gottfried John

    Willi Klenze

  8. Hark Bohm

    Senkenberg

  9. Günter Lamprecht

    Hans Wetzel

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-09-13
With the defeat of the Nazis looming large, "Maria" (Hanna Schygulla) marries her sweet-heart "Hermann" (Klaus Löwitch) before he is promptly sent off to the front and she loses all trace of him. With her nation now in ruins, she has no way of surviving and so has to adapt by using her wits, guile and even her body to keep alive. Fortunately, she alights on an American soldier who enables her to keep her head above water but she spurns anything more permanent as, even when told of his death, she refuses to abandon hope that "Hermann" will return. The thrust of this story continues for many a ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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