Directed by:
Rainer Werner FassbinderScreenplay:
Rainer Werner FassbinderCinematography:
Rainer Werner FassbinderComposer:
Peer RabenCast:
Volker Spengler, Ingrid Caven, Gottfried John, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Eva Mattes, Günther Kaufmann, Janez Bermez, Lilo Pempeit, Karl Scheydt, Isolde Barth (more)VOD (1)
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When his wealthy male lover dumps him, Erwin Weishaupt makes a desperate attempt to win his man back by having a sex change operation. But the sacrifice is doomed to failure, and as time passes, the doubly-rejected Erwin, now Elvira, is beaten down by the cruelties and utter loneliness of her life. The relentless despair eventually deepens to the point where she can no longer sustain herself -- and chooses to take her own life. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Volker Spengler
German Empire
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
![Ingrid Caven](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272270_88b84a.jpg)
Ingrid Caven
German Empire
Best movies:
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Martha (1974) (TV movie)
![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)
![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)
![Eva Mattes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/750/159750211_c2bb03.jpg)
Eva Mattes
West Germany
Best movies:
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Jail Bait (1973) (TV movie)
Stroszek (1977)
![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)
Janez Bermez
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
In a Year of 13 Moons (1978)
![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)
Karl Scheydt
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
![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)
Walter Bockmayer
Germany
Best movies:
In a Year of 13 Moons (1978)
Wolfgang Hess
Switzerland
Best movies:
Treasure Island (1966) (series)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Life Is All You Get (1997)
Juliane Lorenz
West Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
In a Year of 13 Moons (1978)
Ursula Lillig
German Empire
Best movies:
In a Year of 13 Moons (1978)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)