Lili Marleen

The story of a German singer named Willie, who while working in Switzerland, falls in love with a Jewish composer named Robert, whose family is helping people to flee from the Nazis. Robert’s family is skeptical of Willie, thinking she could be a Nazi as she becomes famous for singing the song “Lili Marleen”.

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Cast

Hanna Schygulla

Willie

Giancarlo Giannini

Robert

Mel Ferrer

David Mendelssohn

Karl-Heinz von Hassel

Henkel

Erik Schumann

von Strehlow

Hark Bohm

Taschner

Gottfried John

Aaron

Karin Baal

Anna Lederer