Fassbinder in Hollywood

57m
Documentary
5.9

Though he never actually worked in Hollywood, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who died in 1982 at the age of 36, was influenced greatly by American studio films of the 1950s and the convention of melodrama (the link most often mentioned is Douglas Sirk).

Cast

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Self (archive footage)
Wim Wenders
Self
Hanna Schygulla
Self
Michael Ballhaus
Self
Ulli Lommel
Self

Crew

Robert Fischer
Director, Writer
Ulli Lommel
Writer
Katja Hahn
Editor
Thomas Repp
Director of Photography
Bruce Schermer
Director of Photography
Thomas Sessner
Producer
Roque Baños
Original Music Composer
Françoise Ettel
Production Manager

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