Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Movie · 85 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
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Franz (Fassbinder), a punky pimp who bonds with noted criminal Bruno (Ulli Lommel) thanks to their mutual recruitment by a crime syndicate. Shunning their offer, Franz opts to team with his new contact, whose quiet nature belies a violent back history, including killing his father by smashing a vase over his head. But Franz's hooker girlfriend Joanna (Hanna Schygulla) sees right through Bruno's oddly subdued demeanor and is rightfully frightened (and not just because of his bad thespian skills).
Direction Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast Ulli Lommel · Hanna Schygulla · Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Hans Hirschmüller · Katrin Schaake · Peter Berling · Hannes Gromball · Gisela Otto · Ingrid Caven · Ursula Strätz · Irm Hermann · Les Olvides · Peer Raben · Peter Moland · Anastassios Karalas · Rudolf Waldemar Brem · Yaak Karsunke · Kurt Raab
Soundtrack Peer Raben · Holger Münzer
Screenplay Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cinematography Dietrich Lohmann
Original title Liebe ist kälter als der Tod
6.4
423 votes (FilmAffinity)
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