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The Marriage of Maria Braun( 1979)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Hanna Schygulla

      Maria Braun

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      Klaus Löwitsch

      Hermann Braun

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      Ivan Desny

      Karl Oswald

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      George Eagles

      Bill

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      Gisela Uhlen

      Mother

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      Elisabeth Trissenaar

      Betti Klenze

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      Gottfried John

      Willi Klenze

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      Hark Bohm

      Senkenberg

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      Günter Lamprecht

      Hans Wetzel

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      Lilo Pempeit

      Frau Ehmke

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      Michael Ballhaus

      Counsel

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      Rainer Werner Fassbinder

      Peddler

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      Günther Kaufmann

      American on Train

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      Claus Holm

      Doctor

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      Anton Schiersner

      Grandpa Berger

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      Sonja Neudorfer

      Red Cross Nurse

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      Volker Spengler

      Train Conductor

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      Isolde Barth

      Vevi

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      Bruce Low

      American at Conference

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      Karl-Heinz von Hassel

      Prosecuting Counsel

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      Kristine De Loup

      Notary

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      Hannes Kaetner

      Justice of the Peace

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      Barbara Baum

      (as Baum)

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      Peter Berling

      Bronski (as Berling)

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      Rolf Bührmann

      Warden

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      Martin Häussler

      Reporter

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      Horst-Dieter Klock

      Gentleman with Car

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      Georg Kuhn

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      Norbert Scherer

      Warden

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      Andreas Willim

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      Arthur Glogau

      Warden (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Sep 13 2024
    With the defeat of the Nazis looming large, "Maria" (Hanna Schygulla) marries her sweet-heart "Hermann" (Klaus Löwitch) before he is promptly sent off to the front and she loses all trace of him. With her nation now in ruins, she has no way of surviving and so has to adapt by using her wits, guile and even her body to keep alive. Fortunately, she alights on an American soldier who enables her to keep her head above water but she spurns anything more permanent as, even when told of his death, she refuses to abandon hope that "Hermann" will return. The thrust of this story continues for many a ye...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • strong woman
    • black market
    • empowerment
    • world war ii
    • marriage
    • penitentiary
    • economic miracle
    • 1940s
    • new german cinema