
Look Back in Anger(1959)
A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.


Margit Carstensen
Nora Helmer

Joachim Hansen
Torvald Helmer

Barbara Valentin
Christine Linde

Klaus Löwitsch
Dr. Rank

Ulli Lommel
Krogstad

Lilo Pempeit
Marie

Irm Hermann
Helene
Nora Helmer is a drama, tv movie film released in 1974 exploring themes of based on play or musical, unhappy marriage. Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, it stars Margit Carstensen, Joachim Hansen, Barbara Valentin. A childish wife reveals surprising strength when faced with blackmail. Based on A Doll's House by Ibsen, this is a video recording made for German television.
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