The Marriage of Maria Braun

7.4

1979

2h 0m

Drama

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.

Key Crew

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Producers

Hanns Eckelkamp

Wolf-Dietrich Brücker

Volker Canaris

Writers

Peter Märthesheimer

Pea Fröhlich

Cinematography

Michael Ballhaus

Music

Peer Raben

Cast (31)

Hanna Schygulla

Maria Braun

Klaus Löwitsch

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