Directed by:
Rainer Werner FassbinderCinematography:
Michael BallhausComposer:
Peer RabenCast:
Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Löwitsch, Ivan Desny, Gisela Uhlen, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Gottfried John, Hark Bohm, Claus Holm, Günter Lamprecht, Lilo Pempeit (more)VOD (2)
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Maria (Hanna Schygulla) marries Hermann Braun in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. Alone, Maria puts to use her beauty and ambition in order to find prosperity during Germany’s “economic miracle” of the 1950s. Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s biggest international box-office success, The Marriage of Maria Braun is a heartbreaking study of a woman picking herself up from the ruins of her own life, as well as a pointed metaphorical attack on a society determined to forget its past. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
![Hanna Schygulla](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/982/164982607_1e01f8.jpg)
Hanna Schygulla
German Empire
Best movies:
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (1969)
![Klaus Löwitsch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/070/162070579_7e2312.jpg)
Klaus Löwitsch
German Empire
Best movies:
Jail Bait (1973) (TV movie)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Cross of Iron (1977)
![Ivan Desny](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278466_8c2e5b.jpg)
Ivan Desny
China
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
![Gisela Uhlen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/953/162953399_02b8c5.jpg)
Gisela Uhlen
German Empire
Best movies:
Toto the Hero (1991)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
The Indian Scarf (1963)
![Elisabeth Trissenaar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274702_db7905.jpg)
Elisabeth Trissenaar
Austria
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
![Gottfried John](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/737/158737774_2f8d59.jpg)
Gottfried John
German Empire
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life (1995)
![Hark Bohm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/289/162289356_65055c.jpg)
Hark Bohm
German Empire
Best movies:
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Underground (1995)
![Claus Holm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712325_37fa35.jpg)
Claus Holm
German Empire
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
![Günter Lamprecht](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/318/159318141_6e871a.jpg)
Günter Lamprecht
German Empire
Best movies:
The Boat (1981)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Comedian Harmonists (1997)
![Lilo Pempeit](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/405/159405968_fe2dd6.jpg)
Lilo Pempeit
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
Sonja Neudorfer
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
I Only Want You to Love Me (1976) (TV movie)
Volker Spengler
German Empire
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
![Isolde Barth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/857/165857782_b9f80f.jpg)
Isolde Barth
West Germany
Best movies:
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
Holocaust (1978) (series)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Bruce Low
South Africa
Best movies:
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Fox and His Friends (1975)
World on a Wire (1973) (TV movie)
![Günther Kaufmann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281152_02b9f6.jpg)
Günther Kaufmann
Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
![Karl-Heinz von Hassel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/279/160279899_4e28ad.jpg)
Karl-Heinz von Hassel
German Empire
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Kristine de Loup
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Lili Marleen (1981)
![Hannes Kaetner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/806/160806087_e17f79.jpg)
Hannes Kaetner
German Empire
Best movies:
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
I Only Want You to Love Me (1976) (TV movie)
![Michael Ballhaus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/496/160496331_7e2e7c.png)
Michael Ballhaus
German Empire
Best movies:
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Barbara Baum
German Empire
Best movies:
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)