

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”.

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

Christine Kaufmann
Miriam

Udo Kier
Drewitz

Roger Fritz
Kauffmann

Rainer Will
Bernt
Raúl Gimenez
Blonsky

Adrian Hoven
Ginsberg

Willy Harlander
Prosel

Barbara Valentin
Eva

Helen Vita
Grete

Elisabeth Volkmann
Marika

Lilo Pempeit
Tamara

Traute Hoess
Polin
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Manfred Purzer, Joshua Sinclair, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Released