Katzelmacher

Katzelmacher is a 1969 West German film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, based on his own play. The film centers on an aimless group of friends whose lives are shaken up by the arrival of an immigrant Greek worker, Jorgos (played by Fassbinder himself).

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6.4

A group of young slackers spend most of their time hanging out in front of a Munich apartment building. When a Greek immigrant named Jorgos moves in, however, their aimless lives are shaken up. Soon, new tensions arise both within the group and with Jorgos.

Released: 1969-11-2290 minDir: Rainer Werner FassbinderDrama

Stream on: Criterion Channel

Cast

Hanna Schygulla as Marie
Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Jorgos
Hans Hirschmüller as Erich
Lilith Ungerer as Helga
Rudolf Waldemar Brem as Paul
Elga Sorbas as Rosy

Themes

small town
foreigner
bourgeoisie
xenophobia

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

3,322 votes

Year: 1969
Runtime: 88 min
Genres: Drama

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Key facts

Film.name: Katzelmacher
Film.image: Katzelmacher.jpg
Film.caption: Theatrical release poster
Film.writer: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Film.director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Film.music: Peer Raben
Film.producer: Peer Raben
Film.cinematography: Dietrich Lohmann
Film.runtime: 88 minutes
Film.country: West Germany
Film.language: German
Film.budget: ~ DEM 80,000

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== Cast == Hanna Schygulla: Marie Lilith Ungerer: Helga Rudolf Waldemar Brem: Paul Elga Sorbas: Rosy Doris Mattes: Gunda Irm Hermann: Elisabeth Peter Moland: Peter Hans Hirschmüller: Erich Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Jorgos Harry Baer: Franz Hannes Gromball: Klaus Katrin Schaake: Woman

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