Lili Marleen

Name: Lili Marleen
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Genre: Drama, War, Romance
Released: 1981-01-14
Duration: 120 min
Cast: Hanna Schygulla, Giancarlo Giannini, Mel Ferrer, Karl-Heinz von Hassel, Erik Schumann

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1981 · 120 min · Drama · War · Romance · TMDB 6.5/10

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

Cast

Hanna Schygulla — Willie
Giancarlo Giannini — Robert
Mel Ferrer — David Mendelssohn
Karl-Heinz von Hassel — Henkel
Erik Schumann — von Strehlow