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    World on a Wire 1973 POSTER

    World on a Wire

    1973

    German

    7.7

    21

    43%

    43%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    dystopia

    miniseries

    Mystery

    Sci-Fi

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director Wolfgang Schenck Wolfgang Schenck as Franz Hahn unknown episodes Günter Lamprecht Günter Lamprecht as Fritz Walfang unknown episodes Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Mark Holm unknown episodes Christine Kaufmann Christine Kaufmann as Party guest unknown episodes
    Somewhere in the future there is a computer project called Simulacron one of which is able to simulate a full featured reality, when suddenly project leader Henry Vollmer dies. His successor Dr. Fred Stiller experiences odd phenomena. A good friend, Guenther Lause, disappears in the middle of a conversation and a week later nobody has ever heard of him. And those fits of dizzyness - Stiller cannot believe himself to be fool. There has to be an explanation for all this. Could Simulacron have something to do with it?—Oliver Heidelbach
    Fox and His Friends 1975 POSTER

    Fox and His Friends

    1975

    German

    7.6

    14

    86%

    87%

    Action

    carnival

    Crime

    Drama

    fool

    friends

    lottery

    lover

    munich, germany

    Romance

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director Peter Chatel Peter Chatel as Eugen Thiess Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Franz Biberkopf Irm Hermann Irm Hermann as Madame Cherie / Bar Singer Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Wodka-Peter
    Fox, a former circus performer, wins the lottery of DM 500,000 and can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. He enters an abusive relationship with wealthy industrialist Eugen in an attempt to climb the social ladder. His desperation for love and affection soon spirals into tragedy.
    Feel the Motion 1985 POSTER

    Feel the Motion

    1985

    German

    4.1

    Action

    Comedy

    groupie

    Music

    musical

    music tv program

    pop

    Wolfgang Büld Wolfgang Büld Director Henry van Lyck Henry van Lyck as Meat Loaf Meat Loaf as Meat Loaf Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Mephisto Pia Zadora Pia Zadora as Pia Zadora
    Young Tina has a big dream, she wants to become a successful pop singer. That's why she tries her luck in the music show 'Formel Eins'. There she meets all kinds of stars like Falco, Meat Loaf, Die Toten Hosen and Pia Zadora and of course the presenter Ingolf Lück. The result is a colorful mix-up and the question arises as to whether Tina can make her dream come true.
    Martha 1974 POSTER

    Martha

    1974

    German

    7.5

    10

    86%

    88%

    Action

    Drama

    husband wife relationship

    marriage

    neglect of one's spouse

    Romance

    sadomasochism

    sexism

    Thriller

    wheelchair user

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director Günter Lamprecht Günter Lamprecht as Dr. Herbert Salomon Peter Chatel Peter Chatel as Kaiser Wolfgang Schenck Wolfgang Schenck as Meister Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Secretary - German embassy
    After the death of her abusive father, lonely librarian Martha finds herself caught up in a strange, sadomasochistic relationship with a monstrous husband whom she begins to suspect may be trying to murder her.
    The Brutalization of Franz Blum 1974 POSTER

    The Brutalization of Franz Blum

    1974

    German

    6.9

    2

    Crime

    Drama

    Reinhard Hauff Reinhard Hauff Director Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Aufseher Wupke Günter Meisner Günter Meisner as Borsig Jürgen Prochnow Jürgen Prochnow as Franz Blum Burkhard Driest Burkhard Driest as Walter 'Tiger' Kuul
    Born into a well-off family, Franz Blum had led a carefree youth until, some time after graduating from high school, he was arrested by the police. For, involved by a gang of bad boys, the young man had taken part in a bank robbery. A "heroic deed" which earned him six years in prison. Once behind bars, he was treated with ruthless inhumanity by the guards. And little by little - but inexorably - Franz turned into an insurgent...
    Engel aus Eisen 1981 POSTER

    Engel aus Eisen

    1981

    German

    6.6

    Action

    berlin, germany

    Crime

    Drama

    History

    receiving of stolen goods

    War

    Thomas Brasch Thomas Brasch Director Anna Thalbach Anna Thalbach as Agnes Gabler, Tochter Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Chauffeur Hilmar Thate Hilmar Thate as Gustav Völpel Hanns Zischler Hanns Zischler as Ridzinski
    The subject of this historical drama is a splintering Berlin in the years of 1948 and 1949. Played against the backdrop of social upheaval, the characters in the drama come to epitomize the best and worst of each pole of the political sphere. A 17-year-old hoodlum by the name of Gladow works hand-in-glove with a local white-collar criminal to rob and pillage every day and night, defying capture. While he and his gang of thugs are terrorizing the people of Berlin, the Soviets are trying to make the blockade of their region of control impermeable. The future casts long shadows over the drama, as Berlin's problems take the shape of times to come.
    Rio das Mortes 1971 POSTER

    Rio das Mortes

    1971

    German

    6.2

    1

    35%

    35%

    Action

    Comedy

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director Günther Kaufmann Günther Kaufmann as Günther Hanna Schygulla Hanna Schygulla as Hanna Michael König Michael König as Michel Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Tankwart
    Michel and Guenther, working in dead-end jobs, are obsessed with going to Peru to find buried treasure, using a map of the Rio das Mortes. Michel's girlfriend, Hanna, humors their plan, but really just wants to get married.
    Satan's Brew 1976 POSTER

    Satan's Brew

    1976

    German

    6.7

    3

    75%

    78%

    Comedy

    dark comedy

    debauchery

    Drama

    eccentric artist

    german poetry

    plagiarism

    poet

    Romance

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director Volker Spengler Volker Spengler as Ernst Kranz Peter Chatel Peter Chatel as Eugen Monica Teuber Monica Teuber as Frau im Fahrstuhl Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Walter Kranz
    A famous poet who hasn't written a word in two years unconsciously plagiarizes the work of Stefan George, while dealing with several mistresses, his dim-witted brother, and a murder investigation.
    Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven 1975 POSTER

    Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven

    1975

    German

    7.5

    3

    100%

    88%

    Action

    anarchist

    communist

    Drama

    exploitation

    parent child relationship

    suicide

    widow

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Barbesitzer Gustav Irm Hermann Irm Hermann as Helene Volker Spengler Volker Spengler as Photograph Peter Chatel Peter Chatel as Photograph
    After a worker kills a superior and commits suicide, each of his family members attempts to forge a path forward in life.
    Tricheurs 1984 POSTER

    Tricheurs

    1984

    French

    6.2

    casino

    cheating

    Comedy

    compulsive gambling

    croupier

    Drama

    roulette

    roulette wheel

    Barbet Schroeder Barbet Schroeder Director Jacques Dutronc Jacques Dutronc as Elric Robby Müller Robby Müller as Ingénieur Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Jorg Roger Sarbib Roger Sarbib as Patron Suzie
    Swaying between pleasure and despair, Elric throws himself into his pathological passion for the casino. Meeting Suzie could have saved him, but the young woman also sinks into gambling hell. The couple then start getting involved in the fearsome world of professional cheaters.
    Ali: Fear Eats the Soul 1974 POSTER

    Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

    1974

    German

    8.0

    17

    100%

    91%

    Action

    cleaner

    cleaning lady

    Drama

    germany

    husband wife relationship

    parent child relationship

    Romance

    unsociability

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director El Hedi ben Salem El Hedi ben Salem as Ali Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Car Mechanic Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Eugen, Krista's husband Irm Hermann Irm Hermann as Krista
    Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.
    Beware of a Holy Whore 1971 POSTER

    Beware of a Holy Whore

    1971

    German

    6.6

    2

    84%

    62%

    Comedy

    Drama

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director Peter Berling Peter Berling as Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Fred, Ausstatter Hanna Schygulla Hanna Schygulla as Hanna, Schauspielerin Marcella Michelangeli Marcella Michelangeli as Margret
    Tensions between members of a film crew build while they wait for the arrival of the director and star to arrive on location.
    Gods of the Plague 1970 POSTER

    Gods of the Plague

    1970

    German

    6.4

    2

    83%

    47%

    Action

    bank robbery

    Crime

    Drama

    ex-detainee

    nightclub

    nightclub owner

    release from prison

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director Irm Hermann Irm Hermann as Barfrau Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Gast in der Kneipe Günther Kaufmann Günther Kaufmann as Günther, 'Gorilla' Hanna Schygulla Hanna Schygulla as Johanna Reiher
    A man is released from prison and finds society on the outside less than appealing. With several women as well as the police on his tail, he sets out to find an old friend.
    The American Soldier 1970 POSTER

    The American Soldier

    1970

    German

    6.5

    5

    79%

    55%

    Action

    Drama

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Franz Walsch Irm Hermann Irm Hermann as Hure Karl Scheydt Karl Scheydt as Ricky Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Rickys Bruder
    Ricky returns to Munich from Vietnam and is promptly hired as a contract killer.
    Frankfurt: The Face of a City 1981 POSTER

    Frankfurt: The Face of a City

    1981

    German

    5.9

    3

    Action

    frankfurt

    frankfurt am main

    frankfurt am main, germany

    Thriller

    Roger Fritz Roger Fritz Director René Schell René Schell as Michael Lewy Michael Lewy as Aldo Joachim Hackethal Joachim Hackethal as Buchprüfer von Klewer Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Onkel Ossi
    Bored with her stuffy village life, teenager Susanne decides to run away to the bright lights Frankfurt, while her boyfriend does his military. Caught in the swamp of drugs, prostitution, violence and human trafficking, Susanne experiences the dark side of the big city.
    Love Is Colder Than Death 1969 POSTER

    Love Is Colder Than Death

    1969

    German

    6.4

    3

    70%

    58%

    Comedy

    Crime

    crime syndicate

    criminal

    falling in love

    hitman

    illegal prostitution

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Franz Walsch Hanna Schygulla Hanna Schygulla as Johanna Irm Hermann Irm Hermann as Sonnenbrillenverkäuferin
    Small-time pimp Franz is torn between his mistress and Bruno, the gangster sent after him by a shady crime syndicate he has refused to join.
    Fear of Fear 1975 POSTER

    Fear of Fear

    1975

    German

    7.4

    6

    85%

    85%

    Action

    Drama

    mental health

    pregnancy

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director Herbert Steinmetz Herbert Steinmetz as Dr. Auer Kurt Raab Kurt Raab as Herr Bauer Irm Hermann Irm Hermann as Lore Brigitte Mira Brigitte Mira as Mutter
    After having her second child, a German housewife suffers from postpartum depression before inexplicably falling into a continually misdiagnosed mental state, befuddling her relatives.
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