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.
Cast
Hanna Schygulla
Maria Braun
Klaus Löwitsch
Hermann Braun
Ivan Desny
Karl Oswald
George Eagles
Bill
Gisela Uhlen
Mother
Elisabeth Trissenaar
Betti Klenze
Gottfried John
Willi Klenze
Hark Bohm
Senkenberg
Günter Lamprecht
Hans Wetzel
Lilo Pempeit
Frau Ehmke
Michael Ballhaus
Counsel
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Peddler
Günther Kaufmann
American on Train
Claus Holm
Doctor
Anton Schiersner
Grandpa Berger
Sonja Neudorfer
Red Cross Nurse
Volker Spengler
Train Conductor
Isolde Barth
Vevi
Bruce Low
American at Conference
Karl-Heinz von Hassel
Prosecuting Counsel
Kristine De Loup
Notary
Hannes Kaetner
Justice of the Peace
Barbara Baum
(as Baum)
Peter Berling
Bronski (as Berling)
Rolf Bührmann
Warden
Martin Häussler
Reporter
Horst-Dieter Klock
Gentleman with Car
Georg Kuhn
Unknown
Norbert Scherer
Warden
Andreas Willim
Unknown
Arthur Glogau
Warden (uncredited)
Crew
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director, Editor, Idea
Peter Märthesheimer
Screenplay
Pea Fröhlich
Screenplay
Juliane Lorenz
Editor
Christiane Kolenc
Assistant Editor
Michael Ballhaus
Director of Photography
Rolf Bührmann
Assistant Director
Jochen Losse
Production Coordinator
Hanns Eckelkamp
Producer
Wolf-Dietrich Brücker
Producer
Volker Canaris
Producer
Michael Fengler
Producer
Robert Busch
Production Assistant
Norbert Scherer
Production Design
Claus Kottmann
Production Design, Props
Helga Ballhaus
Production Design
Horst Knechtel
Assistant Camera
Susi Reichel
Assistant Costume Designer
Barbara Baum
Costume Design
Inge Proeller
Costume Design
Georg Kuhn
Costume Design
Anni Nöbauer
Makeup Artist
Milan Bor
Sound Designer
Jim Willis
Sound Designer
John Salter
Sound Assistant
Peer Raben
Original Music Composer
Arno Mathes
Set Decoration
Hans-Peter Sandmeier
Set Decoration
Andreas Willim
Set Decoration
Georg Borgel
Props
Helga Beyer
Script Supervisor
Karl Willim
Driver
Dieter Dubine
Location Manager
Ekkehard Heinrich
Gaffer
Raimund Wirner
Gaffer
Hans-Juergen Hoepflinger
Gaffer
Martin Häussler
Production Manager
Harry Baer
Production Manager
Thomas Wommer
Unit Manager
Christine Fall
Production Secretary
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