• Katzelmacher (1969)

    In this unflinching German drama by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, a group of young slackers, including the couple Erich (Hans Hirschmuller) and Marie (Hanna Schygulla), spend most of their time hanging out in front of a Munich apartment building. When a Greek immigrant named Jorgos (played by Fassbinder), moves in, however, their aimless lives are shaken up. Soon new tensions arise...

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Katzelmacher

Release Date: 1969

Not Yet Rated |1 hr 30 min

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In this unflinching German drama by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, a group of young slackers, including the couple Erich (Hans Hirschmuller) and Marie (Hanna Schygulla), spend most of their time hanging out in front of a Munich apartment building. When a Greek immigrant named Jorgos (played by Fassbinder), moves in, however, their aimless lives are shaken up. Soon new tensions arise both within the group and with Jorgos, particularly when Marie threatens to leave Erich for the outsider.

Cast: Hanna Schygulla, Rudolf Waldemar Brem, Lilith Ungerer, Elga Sorbas, Doris Mattes, Irm Hermann, Peter Moland, Hans Hirschmuller

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Genres: Drama

Production Co: Antiteater-X-Film

Keywords: Underdog, 1960s, Bar, Friend, Girlfriend

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