Lili Marleen

Overview

The story of a German singer named Willie, who while working in Switzerland, falls in love with a Jewish composer named Robert, whose family is helping people to flee from the Nazis. Robert’s family is skeptical of Willie, thinking she could be a Nazi as she becomes famous for singing the song “Lili Marleen”.

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Top cast

Hanna Schygulla

Willie

Giancarlo Giannini

Robert

Mel Ferrer

David Mendelssohn

Karl-Heinz von Hassel

Henkel

Erik Schumann

von Strehlow

Hark Bohm

Taschner

Gottfried John

Aaron

Karin Baal

Anna Lederer

Christine Kaufmann

Miriam

Udo Kier

Drewitz

Roger Fritz

Kauffmann

Rainer Will

Bernt

R

Raúl Gimenez

Blonsky

Adrian Hoven

Ginsberg

Willy Harlander

Prosel

Barbara Valentin

Eva

Helen Vita

Grete

Elisabeth Volkmann

Marika

Lilo Pempeit

Tamara

T

Traute Hoess

Polin

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