The Morals of Ruth Halbfass

Name: The Morals of Ruth Halbfass
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1972-04-12
Duration: 89 min
Cast: Senta Berger, Margarethe von Trotta, Helmut Griem, Peter Ehrlich, Marian Seidowsky

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1972 · 89 min · Drama · Comedy · TMDB 5.0/10

Overview

Ruth is the wife of well-heeled corsetry manufacturer Erich Halbfass. As business booms, Erich lives frivolously and their daughter Aglaia attends school. The bored middle-class wife begins a secret affair with Aglaia's drawing teacher, setting murder and manslaughter in motion.

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff

Cast

Senta Berger — Ruth Halbfass
Margarethe von Trotta — Doris Vogelsang
Helmut Griem — Franz Vogelsang
Peter Ehrlich — Erich Halbfass
Marian Seidowsky — Francesco