The story of a German singer named Willie, who while working in Switzerland, falls in love with a Jewish composer named Robert, whose family is helping people to flee from the Nazis. Robert’s family is skeptical of Willie, thinking she could be a Nazi as she becomes famous for singing the song “Lili Marleen”.
Cast
Hanna Schygulla
Willie
Giancarlo Giannini
Robert
Mel Ferrer
David Mendelssohn
Karl-Heinz von Hassel
Henkel
Erik Schumann
von Strehlow
Hark Bohm
Taschner
Gottfried John
Aaron
Karin Baal
Anna Lederer
Christine Kaufmann
Miriam
Udo Kier
Drewitz
Roger Fritz
Kauffmann
Rainer Will
Bernt
Raúl Gimenez
Blonsky
Adrian Hoven
Ginsberg
Willy Harlander
Prosel
Barbara Valentin
Eva
Helen Vita
Grete
Elisabeth Volkmann
Marika
Lilo Pempeit
Tamara
Traute Hoess
Polin
Brigitte Mira
Nachbarin
Herb Andress
Reintgen
Michael McLernon
Schweizer Grenzbeamter
Jürgen Draeger
Journalist
Rudolf Lenz
Dr. Glaubrecht
Harry Baer
Norbert Schultze
Toni Netzle
Frau Prosel
Daniel Schmid
Pförtner
Peter Chatel
SA-Mann
Volker Eckstein
1. SD-Mann
Helmut Petigk
2. SD-Mann
Werner Asam
3. SD-Mann
Dirk Galuba
4. SD-Mann
Sonja Neudorfer
Frau Buerli
Irm Hermann
Krankenschwester
Herbert Steinmetz
Arzt
Alexander Allerson
Goedecke
Kristine De Loup
Nachrichtensprecherin
Franz Buchrieser
Thome (uncredited)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Günther Weissenborn (uncredited)
Michele Oliveri
Soldier (uncredited)
Crew
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Manfred Purzer
Screenplay
Joshua Sinclair
Screenplay
Juliane Lorenz
Editor
Xaver Schwarzenberger
Director of Photography
Luggi Waldleitner
Producer
Enzo Peri
Producer
Rolf Zehetbauer
Production Design, Production Designer
Barbara Baum
Costume Design
Hedy Polensky
Makeup Artist
Anni Nöbauer
Makeup Artist
Ingrid Thier
Makeup Artist
Edwin Erfmann
Makeup Artist
Peer Raben
Original Music Composer
Werner Uschkurat
Dialogue
Michael Ballhaus
Additional Photography
Herbert Strabel
Art Direction
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