Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975)
Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 0min
- Drama
- 02 Jan 1976 (West Germany)
- Movie
Frau Kusters is preparing dinner late one seemingly-ordinary afternoon in her seemingly-ordinary kitchen in Frankfurt, Germany. She wants to add canned sausages to the stew; her annoying daughter-in-law thinks otherwise. But the point is...
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- 3 nominations.
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| Brigitte Mira | ... |
Emma Küsters
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| Ingrid Caven | ... |
Corinna
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| Margit Carstensen | ... |
Marianne Thälmann
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| Karlheinz Böhm | ... |
Karl Thälmann
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| Irm Hermann | ... |
Helene
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| Gottfried John | ... |
Niemeyer
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| Peter Kern | ... |
Nachtclubbesitzer
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| Kurt Raab | ... |
Barbesitzer Gustav
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Gustav Holzapfel | ... |
Herr Holzapfel
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Lilo Pempeit | ... |
Sekretärin
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| Peter Chatel | ... |
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Peter Bollag | ... |
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| Vitus Zeplichal | ... |
Reporter
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| Volker Spengler | ... |
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Y Sa Lo | ... |
Terroristin
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Armin Meier | ... |
Ernst
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| Matthias Fuchs | ... |
Knab
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| Adrian Hoven | ... |
Redacteur - in - chief Linke (uncredited)
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| Hannes Kaetner | ... |
Security Man (uncredited)
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| Eva Mattes | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ||
Written by
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ... | () |
| Kurt Raab | ... | () |
| Heinrich Zille | ... | (story "Mutter Krausens Fahrt Ins Glück") |
Music by
| Peer Raben | ||
Cinematography by
| Michael Ballhaus | ||
Editing by
| Thea Eymèsz | ||
Production Design by
| Kurt Raab | ||
Art Direction by
| Ruediger Schmid | ||
Makeup Department
| Jo Braun | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Christian Hohoff | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Renate Leiffer | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Wolfgang Hoffmann | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ekkehard Heinrich | ... | lighting technician |
| Thomas Schwan | ... | assistant camera |
Additional Crew
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Wolfgang Hess | ... | voice dubbing: Armin Meier (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Capital Films (1977) (France) (theatrical)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Leopardo Filmes (2022) (Portugal)
- New Yorker Films (1977) (United States) (subtitled)
- Ripley's Home Video (2016) (Italy) (DVD)
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Frau Kusters is preparing dinner late one seemingly-ordinary afternoon in her seemingly-ordinary kitchen in Frankfurt, Germany. She wants to add canned sausages to the stew; her annoying daughter-in-law thinks otherwise. But the point is moot: Mr. Kusters has murdered the personnel director at the soap factory where he works--and followed that by committing suicide.
Written by Tim Horrigan |
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Box Office
| Budget | DEM750,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Final theatrical film of Karlheinz Böhm. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Working with Fassbinder: Renate Leiffer on Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (2022). See more » |
| Quotes |
Emma Küsters:
Everybody's out for something. Once you realize that, everything is simple. See more » |