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Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 57M

Director : Robert Fischer

Synopsis

Though he never actually worked in Hollywood, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who died in 1982 at the age of 36, was influenced greatly by Amercian studio films of the 1950s and the convention of melodrama (the link most often mentioned is Douglas Sirk).

Actors

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Self
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Self
Hanna Schygulla
Hanna Schygulla
Self
Michael Ballhaus
Michael Ballhaus
Self
Ulli Lommel
Ulli Lommel
Self

Crews

Robert Fischer
Robert Fischer
Director
Robert Fischer
Robert Fischer
Writer
Ulli Lommel
Ulli Lommel
Writer
Roque Baños
Roque Baños
Original Music Composer
Katja Hahn
Katja Hahn
Editor
Bruce Schermer
Bruce Schermer
Director of Photography
Thomas Repp
Thomas Repp
Director of Photography
Françoise Ettel
Françoise Ettel
Production Manager
Thomas Sessner
Thomas Sessner
Producer

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