Liebe ist kälter als der Tod

BR Deutschland 1969 Spielfilm

Love is Colder than Death

Feature film debut of Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Small-time pimp Franz refuses to join a gangster syndicate. Bruno is sent after him by the gangsters, but they become friends and Franz falls in love with Bruno and even wants to share his girlfriend Joanna with him. But when Franz and Bruno plot a big bank robbery, Joanna, who is bored of Bruno, reports it to the police. Before Bruno can fulfill his plan to shoot her, he is shot dead by the policemen. Franz and Joanna manage to escape.

 

Credits

Director

Screenplay

Director of photography

Editing

Music

Cast

Production company

Alle Credits

Director

Assistant director

Script supervisor

Screenplay

Director of photography

Assistant camera

Lighting design

Set design

Editing

Assistant editor

Sound

Music

Cast

Production company

Unit production manager

Location manager

Production assistant

Shoot

    • 04.04.1969 - 28.04.1969
Duration:
2411 m, 88 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,78
Video/Audio:
s/w, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 19.08.1969, 41133, ab 18 Jahre / nicht feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 26.06.1969, Berlin, IFF

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Liebe ist kälter als der Tod
  • Weiterer Titel Kälter als der Tod

Versions

Original

Duration:
2411 m, 88 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,78
Video/Audio:
s/w, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 19.08.1969, 41133, ab 18 Jahre / nicht feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 26.06.1969, Berlin, IFF

Awards

Deutscher Filmpreis 1970
  • Filmband in Gold, Kameraführung
  • Filmband in Gold, Darstellerische Leistung, an das Ensemble des Antitheaters