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Love Is Colder Than Death

Love Is Colder Than Death

19706.21h 28m

Overview

Small-time pimp Franz is torn between his mistress and Bruno, the gangster sent after him by a shady crime syndicate he has refused to join.

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Written by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Produced by Peer Raben, Thomas Schamoni
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Top Cast

Ulli Lommel

Ulli Lommel

Bruno

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Johanna

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Franz

Katrin Schaake

Katrin Schaake

Dame im Zug

L

Liz Soellner

Zeitungsverkäuferin

Ingrid Caven

Ingrid Caven

Zweite Prostituierte

Irm Hermann

Irm Hermann

Sonnenbrillenverkäuferin

U

Ursula Strätz

Prostituierte

G

Gisela Otto

Prostituierte

Hans Hirschmüller

Hans Hirschmüller

Peter

Themes & Keywords

hitmanfalling in lovecriminalillegal prostitutioncrime syndicate

About Love Is Colder Than Death

Love Is Colder Than Death is a crime, drama film released in 1970 exploring themes of hitman, falling in love, criminal, illegal prostitution, crime syndicate. Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, it stars Ulli Lommel, Hanna Schygulla, Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Small-time pimp Franz is torn between his mistress and Bruno, the gangster sent after him by a shady crime syndicate he has refused to join.

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