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, Screenplay

Manfred Purzer

Screenplay

Joshua Sinclair

Screenplay

Cast

Hanna Schygulla's headshot

Hanna Schygulla

Willie
Giancarlo Giannini's headshot

Giancarlo Giannini

Robert
Mel Ferrer's headshot

Mel Ferrer

David Mendelssohn
Karl-Heinz von Hassel's headshot

Karl-Heinz von Hassel

Henkel
Erik Schumann's headshot

Erik Schumann

von Strehlow
Hark Bohm's headshot

Hark Bohm

Taschner
Gottfried John's headshot

Gottfried John

Aaron
Karin Baal's headshot

Karin Baal

Anna Lederer

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