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Lili Marleen (1981)

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Inspired a song that was extremely popular with the German soldiers during WW II, this fictional story begins in 1938 while Wilkie Bunterberg (Hanna Schygulla), a third-tier cabaret singer, performs in a Zurich nightclub. It is her boyfriend, a Swiss Jew who also turns out to be a resistance fighter who pens her the famous song Lili Marleen. She sings it in Germany and it becomes a hit with the German troops. As a result, Hitler himself invites her to perform for him. This does not set well with

R, 2 hr.

Drama, Romance, Art House & International

Directed By: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Written By: Lale Andersen, Rainer Werner Fassbinder

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1981 Wide

Cast

Hanna Schygulla
Wilkie Bunterberg
Giancarlo Giannini
Robert Mendelsson
Mel Ferrer
David Mendelsson
Karl-Heinz von Hassel
Henkel
Christine Kaufmann
Miriam
Hark Bohm
Tascher
Karin Baal
Anna Lederer
Udo Kier
Drewitz
Erik Schumann
von Strehlow
Gottfried John
Aaron
Elisabeth Volkmann
Marika
Barbara Valentin
Eva
Helen Vita
Grete
Adrian Hoven
Ginsberg
Willy Harlander
Prosel
Rainer Will
Bernt
Lilo Pempeit
Tamara
Alexander Allerson
Goedecke
Rudolf Lenz
Dr. Glaubrecht
Herb Andress
Reintgen
Harry Baer
Norbert Schultze
Franz Buchrieser
Thorne
Peter Chatel
SA man
Roger Fritz
Kauffmann
Dirk Galuba
4th SD man
Irm Hermann
Nurse
Brigitte Mira
Neighbor
Sonja Neudorfer
Mrs. Buerli
Herbert Steinmetz
Doctor
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Guenter Weissenborn Rai...
Michael McLernon
Swiss officer
Daniel Schmid
Doorman
Raul Gim�nez
Blonsky
Juergen Draeger
Journalist
Toni Netzle
Mrs. Prosel

Critic Reviews for Lili Marleen

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (3)

What is new for a Fassbinder work is that the film is far more entertaining to watch than it is interesting to speculate about. That means it's a disappointment.

September 18, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

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It has a wicked sense of humor, displayed in Fassbinder's two favorite opposites, understatement and hyperbole.

June 3, 2006 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Critic

The meanings are banal and the pace is heavy, but Fassbinder's use of color -- as throughout his late period -- is superb.

June 3, 2006 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

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Though Fassbinder's camerawork is excellent, including some allusions to the famous German studio UFA, his themes are never really developed.

September 18, 2006 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

It's the kind of love story Hollywood wishes it could make.

June 2, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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I don't understand why this Movie have this low Percent i think its a good Movie it reminds me of the German Counterpart to Sergio Leones America Triology it shows realistic that there was to Nazi Germanys the one who was a brutal unhuman System and the other that People just do whats the best for their she just sing a

July 28, 2009

David Hofmann

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