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.
Language
German
Release Date
March 23, 1979
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
Norbert Scherer
Warden
Andreas Willim
Arthur Glogau
Warden (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Costume & Make-Up
Barbara Baum
Costume Design
Anni Nöbauer
Makeup Artist
Georg Kuhn
Costume Design
Inge Proeller
Costume Design
Susi Reichel
Assistant Costume Designer
Production
Harry Baer
Production Manager
Michael Fengler
Producer
Wolf-Dietrich Brücker
Producer
Hanns Eckelkamp
Producer
Volker Canaris
Producer
Christine Fall
Production Secretary
Thomas Wommer
Unit Manager
Dieter Dubine
Location Manager
Robert Busch
Production Assistant
Jochen Losse
Production Coordinator
Martin Häussler
Production Manager
Sound
Peer Raben
Original Music Composer
Milan Bor
Sound Designer
Jim Willis
Sound Designer
John Salter
Sound Assistant
Writing
Art
Helga Ballhaus
Production Design
Norbert Scherer
Production Design
Georg Borgel
Props
Arno Mathes
Set Decoration
Claus Kottmann
Production Design
Claus Kottmann
Props
Andreas Willim
Set Decoration
Hans-Peter Sandmeier
Set Decoration
Directing
Editing
Camera
Lighting
Crew