Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Directing
Born: May 31, 1945 · Bad Wörishofen, Germany
Died: June 10, 1982 (aged 37)
Highest Rated
Biography
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (31 May 1945 — 10 June 1982) was a German film director, screenwriter, and actor. Considered one of the most important figures in the New German Cinema, Fassbinder was prolific; in a professional career less than fifteen years, he completed forty feature-length films, two television film series, three short films, four video productions, twenty-four stage plays, and four radio plays. He had tortured, personal relationships with the actors and technicians around him who formed a surrogate family. However, his pictures demonstrate his deep sensitivity to social outsiders and his hatred of institutionalized violence. He ruthlessly attacked both German bourgeois society and the larger limitations of humanity. Fassbinder died in June 1982 at the age of 37 from a lethal cocktail of cocaine and barbiturates. His death has often been cited as the event that ended the New German Cinema movement.
Known for
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974
The Marriage of Maria Braun
1979
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
1972
Querelle
1982
Veronika Voss
1982
Fox and His Friends
1975
Lola
1981
Water Drops on Burning Rocks
2000
Peter von Kant
2022
Chinese Roulette
1977
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
1970
Photos (6)
Movies (33)
Fox and His Friends
Franz "Fox" Bieberkopf
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Peddler
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Eugen
Veronika Voss
Kinobesucher (uncredited)
Lili Marleen
Günther Weissenborn (uncredited)
Katzelmacher
Jorgos
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Zucker
Love Is Colder Than Death
Franz
Kamikaze '89
Police Lieutenant Jansen
Effi Briest
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Tenderness of the Wolves
Wittowski
The City Tramp
Man #1 on Toilet
The American Soldier
Franz Walsch (uncredited)
Haytabo
Courier
Beware of a Holy Whore
Sascha
Gods of the Plague
Pornokunde
Baal
Baal
Rio das Mortes
Hannas Tanzpartner (uncredited)
The Little Chaos
Franz
The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp
the pimp
Whity
Saloon guest (uncredited)
Mathias Kneißl
Flecklbauer
Supergirl
Man in Front of Shop Window
Sukowa - Playful Like A Child
2024
Bourbon Street Blues
Writer
The Niklashausen Journey
Schwarzer Mönch
Shadow of Angels
Raoul
The Ancestress
Jaromir
Adolf and Marlene
Hermann
Mit Eichenlaub und Feigenblatt
Soldier
The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
Bauer
Bremen Freedom
Rumpf
The Last Trip to Harrisburg
Voice of Man and Woman in Train (voice)
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (31)
NDR Talk Show
Self · 1 eps
Spécial cinéma
Self · 1 eps
Dalli Dalli
Self · 1 eps
Stars in der Manege
Self · 1 eps
Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest · 1 eps
In a Year with 13 Moons
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Germany in Autumn
Self (uncredited)
Room 666
Self
My Name Is Not Ali
Self (archive footage)
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Self (archive footage)
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
Self (archive footage)
End of the Commune?
Self (uncredited)
Fassbinder
Self (archive footage)
Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense
Self (archive footage)
A German Youth
Self (archive footage)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1977
Self
Fassbinder: Love Without Demands
Self (archive footage)
I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time… The Marriage of Maria Braun
Self (archive footage)
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
Self (archive footage)
Photographer "Eise"
Self
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
Self
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works
Self
1 Berlin-Harlem
Self
Cinémania: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Self
Fassbinder in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Fassbinder's Women
Self (Archive footage)
The Culture Industry Needs Something Like Me
Self
Life Stories: A Conversation with RW Fassbinder
Self
Notes on the Making of 'Berlin Alexanderplatz'
Self
The Wizard of Babylon
Self
Directing (44)
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Director
World on a Wire
Director
Querelle
Director
Fox and His Friends
Director
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Director
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Director
In a Year with 13 Moons
Director
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Director
Lola
Director
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Director
Chinese Roulette
Director
Veronika Voss
Director
Lili Marleen
Director
Germany in Autumn
Director
Satan’s Brew
Director
Katzelmacher
Director
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Director
The Third Generation
Director
Love Is Colder Than Death
Director
Despair
Director
Effi Briest
Director
The Coffee House
Director
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Director
The City Tramp
Director
The Stationmaster’s Wife
Director
The American Soldier
Director
Beware of a Holy Whore
Director
Jail Bait
Director
This Night
Director
Gods of the Plague
Director
Martha
Director
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Director
I Only Want You to Love Me
Director
Rio das Mortes
Director
The Little Chaos
Director
Fear of Fear
Director
Whity
Director
Women in New York
Director
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
Director
The Niklashausen Journey
Director
Nora Helmer
Director
Theater in Trance
Director
Bremen Freedom
Director
Like a Bird on a Wire
Director
Writing (51)
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Writer
World on a Wire
Writer
Querelle
Screenplay
Water Drops on Burning Rocks
Writer
Fox and His Friends
Writer
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Idea
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Writer
In a Year with 13 Moons
Writer
Peter von Kant
Original Story
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Screenplay
Lola
Screenplay
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Screenplay
Chinese Roulette
Writer
Veronika Voss
Screenplay
Lili Marleen
Screenplay
Frogman Katzelmacher
Writer
Germany in Autumn
Screenplay
Satan’s Brew
Writer
Katzelmacher
Screenplay
Katzelmacher
Theatre Play
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Screenplay
The Third Generation
Screenplay
Love Is Colder Than Death
Screenplay
Effi Briest
Screenplay
The Coffee House
Writer
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Writer
The City Tramp
Writer
The Stationmaster’s Wife
Writer
The American Soldier
Writer
Beware of a Holy Whore
Writer
Jail Bait
Writer
Jail Bait
Screenplay
This Night
Writer
Gods of the Plague
Screenplay
Martha
Screenplay
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Screenplay
I Only Want You to Love Me
Writer
Rio das Mortes
Writer
La Paloma
Writer
The Little Chaos
Writer
Fear of Fear
Writer
Whity
Screenplay
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Writer
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
Screenplay
The Niklashausen Journey
Writer
Shadow of Angels
Screenplay
Shadow of Angels
Theatre Play
Theater in Trance
Writer
Bremen Freedom
Author
Like a Bird on a Wire
Writer
Garbage, the City and Death
Theatre Play
Producing (14)
Fox and His Friends
Producer
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Producer
In a Year with 13 Moons
Producer
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Producer
Lola
Line Producer
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Producer
Veronika Voss
Co-Producer
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Producer
The Third Generation
Producer
Effi Briest
Producer
Tenderness of the Wolves
Producer
The American Soldier
Producer
Gods of the Plague
Producer
Adolf and Marlene
Producer
Other Crew (30)
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Creator
World on a Wire
Creator
Querelle
Editor
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Editor
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Creator
In a Year with 13 Moons
Art Direction
In a Year with 13 Moons
Editor
In a Year with 13 Moons
Director of Photography
Lola
Editor
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Production Design
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Original Music Composer
Lili Marleen
Editor
Katzelmacher
Production Design
Katzelmacher
Editor
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Original Music Composer
The Third Generation
Camera Operator
The Third Generation
Director of Photography
Love Is Colder Than Death
Editor
Despair
Editor
The City Tramp
Editor
The Stationmaster’s Wife
Editor
The American Soldier
Production Design
The American Soldier
Songs
Beware of a Holy Whore
Editor
This Night
Cinematography
Gods of the Plague
Editor
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Editor
Rio das Mortes
Editor
Whity
Editor
The Niklashausen Journey
Editor