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Lili Marleen (1981)
- NR
- 01/14/1981 (US)
- Drama, War, Romance
- 2h
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”.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director, ScreenplayManfred Purzer
ScreenplayJoshua Sinclair
ScreenplayCast
![Hanna Schygulla's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/fxH98JLkAYB2vSpo7bT5OHhoQ42.jpg)
Hanna Schygulla
Willie![Giancarlo Giannini's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/xsnoThKUjFlhmvXKS4ZqAx1x3zb.jpg)
Giancarlo Giannini
Robert![Mel Ferrer's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/hZ26k2hpOlqmWs4c9lkqGFfGW27.jpg)
Mel Ferrer
David Mendelssohn![Karl-Heinz von Hassel's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/bL06O3ReJrJD4xeAtUvVe4Yw3RJ.jpg)
Karl-Heinz von Hassel
Henkel![Erik Schumann's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/lzfcODwRM4ekjnEf9KbSAZAl5SX.jpg)
Erik Schumann
von Strehlow![Hark Bohm's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/qbK0MB6h73iuqXJ4e8ttaKdHB1C.jpg)
Hark Bohm
Taschner![Gottfried John's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/duXWjkperrnUq094bgsYddJeIG0.jpg)
Gottfried John
Aaron![Karin Baal's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/vpBJNrKTuflXlm7FnE6qb2sobYX.jpg)