The Marriage of Maria Braun

The Marriage of Maria Braun

120 mins | Drama | March 23, 1979

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.

The Marriage of Maria Braun

120 mins | Drama | March 23, 1979

The Marriage of Maria Braun
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Albatros Filmproduktion, Trio Films, Filmverlag der Autoren, Fengler Films, Tango Film
Original title Die Ehe der Maria Braun
Directors Helga Beyer, Rolf Bührmann, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writers Peter Märthesheimer, Pea Fröhlich, Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Cast

Hanna Schygulla

as Maria Braun

Klaus Löwitsch

as Hermann Braun

Ivan Desny

as Karl Oswald

George Eagles

as Bill

Gisela Uhlen

as Mother

Elisabeth Trissenaar

as Betti Klenze

Gottfried John

as Willi Klenze

Hark Bohm

as Senkenberg

Günter Lamprecht

as Hans Wetzel

Lilo Pempeit

as Frau Ehmke

Michael Ballhaus

as Counsel

Günther Kaufmann

as American on Train

Claus Holm

as Doctor

Anton Schiersner

as Grandpa Berger

Sonja Neudorfer

as Red Cross Nurse

Volker Spengler

as Train Conductor

Isolde Barth

as Vevi

Bruce Low

as American at Conference

Karl-Heinz von Hassel

as Prosecuting Counsel

Kristine De Loup

as Notary

Hannes Kaetner

as Justice of the Peace

Barbara Baum

as (as Baum)

Peter Berling

as Bronski (as Berling)

Rolf Bührmann

as Warden

Martin Häussler

as Reporter

Horst-Dieter Klock

as Gentleman with Car

Norbert Scherer

as Warden

Arthur Glogau

as Warden (uncredited)