Highest rated as cast or director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 6 titles from the 1970s have a median Balasaur Score of 78, led by Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (85) and The Marriage of Maria Braun (81), against 66 for those from the 1980s.
Biography
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (31 May 1945 — 10 June 1982) was a German film director, screenwriter, and actor. Considered one of the most important figures in the New German Cinema, Fassbinder was prolific; in a professional career less than fifteen years, he completed forty feature-length films, two television film series, three short films, four video productions, twenty-four stage plays, and four radio plays. He had tortured, personal relationships with the actors and technicians around him who formed a surrogate family. However, his pictures demonstrate his deep sensitivity to social outsiders and his hatred of institutionalized violence. He ruthlessly attacked both German bourgeois society and the larger limitations of humanity. Fassbinder died in June 1982 at the age of 37 from a lethal cocktail of cocaine and barbiturates. His death has often been cited as the event that ended the New German Cinema movement.
Directed 44
1980s
- 1982
Veronika Voss
Director
- 1981
Theater in Trance
Director
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
The Third Generation
Director
- 1978
In a Year with 13 Moons
Director
Despair
Director
Germany in Autumn
Director
- 1977
The Stationmaster’s Wife
Director
Women in New York
Director
- 1976
Fear of Fear
Director
The American Soldier
Director
Satan’s Brew
Director
I Only Want You to Love Me
Director
- 1975
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Director
Like a Bird on a Wire
Director
- 1974
Effi Briest
Director
Martha
Director
Nora Helmer
Director
- 1973
World on a Wire
Director
Jail Bait
Director
- 1972
Bremen Freedom
Director
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Director
- 1971
Beware of a Holy Whore
Director
Whity
Director
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
Director
Rio das Mortes
Director
- 1970
The Niklashausen Journey
Director
Gods of the Plague
Director
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Director
Love Is Colder Than Death
Director
1960s
- 1969
Katzelmacher
Director
- 1966
The Little Chaos
Director
This Night
Director
The City Tramp
Director
Wrote 48
2020s
- 2022
2010s
- 2013
Frogman Katzelmacher
Writer
- 2012
Garbage, the City and Death
Theatre Play
2000s
- 2008
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Writer
- 2000
1980s
- 1982
Veronika Voss
Screenplay
- 1981
Theater in Trance
Writer
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
The Third Generation
Screenplay
- 1978
In a Year with 13 Moons
Writer
Germany in Autumn
Screenplay
- 1977
The Stationmaster’s Wife
Writer
- 1976
Fear of Fear
Writer
The American Soldier
Writer
Satan’s Brew
Writer
Shadow of Angels
Theatre Play, Screenplay
I Only Want You to Love Me
Writer
- 1975
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Writer
Like a Bird on a Wire
Writer
- 1974
La Paloma
Writer
Effi Briest
Screenplay
Martha
Screenplay
- 1973
World on a Wire
Writer
Jail Bait
Writer, Screenplay
- 1972
Bremen Freedom
Author
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Writer
- 1971
Beware of a Holy Whore
Writer
Whity
Screenplay
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
Screenplay
Rio das Mortes
Writer
- 1970
The Niklashausen Journey
Writer
Gods of the Plague
Screenplay
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Screenplay
Love Is Colder Than Death
Screenplay
1960s
- 1969
Katzelmacher
Screenplay, Theatre Play
- 1966
The Little Chaos
Writer
This Night
Writer
The City Tramp
Writer
Acted in 32
2020s
- 2024
Sukowa - Playful Like A Child
Movie
1980s
- 1984
The Last Trip to Harrisburg
Voice of Man and Woman in Train (voice)
- 1982
Kamikaze '89
Police Lieutenant Jansen
Veronika Voss
Kinobesucher (uncredited)
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
Bourbon Street Blues
Writer
- 1977
Adolf and Marlene
Hermann
- 1976
The American Soldier
Franz Walsch (uncredited)
Shadow of Angels
Raoul
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973
Tenderness of the Wolves
Wittowski
- 1972
Bremen Freedom
Rumpf
- 1971
The Ancestress
Jaromir
Beware of a Holy Whore
Sascha
Whity
Saloon guest (uncredited)
Mathias Kneißl
Flecklbauer
Supergirl
Man in Front of Shop Window
The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
Bauer
Rio das Mortes
Hannas Tanzpartner (uncredited)
Haytabo
Courier
- 1970
The Niklashausen Journey
Schwarzer Mönch
Gods of the Plague
Pornokunde
Love Is Colder Than Death
Franz
Baal
Baal
1960s
- 1969
Katzelmacher
Jorgos
- 1968
The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp
the pimp
Mit Eichenlaub und Feigenblatt
Soldier
- 1966
The Little Chaos
Franz
The City Tramp
Man #1 on Toilet
Edited 16
1980s
- 1982
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
In a Year with 13 Moons
Editor
Despair
Editor
- 1977
The Stationmaster’s Wife
Editor
- 1971
Beware of a Holy Whore
Editor
Whity
Editor
Rio das Mortes
Editor
- 1970
The Niklashausen Journey
Editor
Gods of the Plague
Editor
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Editor
Love Is Colder Than Death
Editor
1960s
- 1969
Katzelmacher
Editor
- 1966
The City Tramp
Editor
Produced 14
1980s
- 1982
Veronika Voss
Co-Producer
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
The Third Generation
Producer
- 1978
In a Year with 13 Moons
Producer
- 1977
Adolf and Marlene
Producer
- 1976
The American Soldier
Producer
- 1975
- 1974
Effi Briest
Producer
- 1973
Tenderness of the Wolves
Producer
- 1972
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Producer
- 1970
Gods of the Plague
Producer
Art department 4
1970s
- 1978
In a Year with 13 Moons
Art Direction
- 1976
The American Soldier
Production Design
- 1974
1960s
- 1969
Katzelmacher
Production Design
Sound 3
1970s
- 1976
The American Soldier
Songs
- 1974
- 1972
Created 3
1980s
- 1980
1970s
- 1973
World on a Wire
Creator
- 1972
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Creator
Camera 2
1970s
- 1979
The Third Generation
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- 1978
In a Year with 13 Moons
Director of Photography
Other crew 1
1960s
- 1966
This Night
Cinematography
Appearances33
2020s
- 2020
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2019
Photographer "Eise"
Self
- 2015
A German Youth
Self (archive footage)
Fassbinder
Self (archive footage)
Fassbinder: Love Without Demands
Self (archive footage)
- 2014
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
Self (archive footage)
- 2012
Once Upon a Time… The Marriage of Maria Braun
Self (archive footage)
- 2011
My Name Is Not Ali
Self (archive footage)
- 2010
2000s
- 2008
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
Self (archive footage)
- 2005
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1977
Self
- 2002
Fassbinder in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
- 2000
Fassbinder's Women
Self (Archive footage)
1990s
- 1992
I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1985
Room 666
Self
- 1982
The Wizard of Babylon
Self
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works
Self
- 1981
Cinémania: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Self
- 1980
Notes on the Making of 'Berlin Alexanderplatz'
Self
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
In a Year with 13 Moons
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Life Stories: A Conversation with RW Fassbinder
Self
Germany in Autumn
Self (uncredited)
- 1976
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
Self
The Culture Industry Needs Something Like Me
Self
- 1974
Effi Briest
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest · 1 episode
1 Berlin-Harlem
Self
- 1971
- 1970
End of the Commune?
Self (uncredited)
1950s
- 1959
