Shadow of Angels (1976)
Schatten der Engel (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 41min
- Drama
- Jun 1983 (USA)
- Movie
- 3 nominations.
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| Ingrid Caven | ... |
Lily Brest
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| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ... |
Raoul
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| Annemarie Düringer | ... |
Luise Müller
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| Adrian Hoven | ... |
Herr Müller, ihr Mann
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| Boy Gobert | ... |
Chief of Police: Mülller II
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| Ulli Lommel | ... |
Der kleine Prinz / Little Prince
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| Jean-Claude Dreyfus | ... |
Zwerg / Dwarf
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| Irm Hermann | ... |
Emma
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Debria Kalpataru | ... |
Marie-Antoinette
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Hans Gratzer | ... |
Oscar
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| Peter Chatel | ... |
Mann / Thomas
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Ila von Hasperg | ... |
Violet
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Gail Curtis | ... |
Tau
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Christine Jirku | ... |
Olga
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Raúl Gimenez | ... |
Jim
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| Alexander Allerson | ... |
Hans von Gluck
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| Harry Baer | ... |
Helfritz
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| Klaus Löwitsch | ... |
Jude
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Directed by
| Daniel Schmid | ||
Written by
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ... | (dialogue) |
| Daniel Schmid | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ... | (screenplay) |
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | ... | (play "Der Müll, die Stadt und der Tod") (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Jordan Bojilov | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Michael Fengler | ... | producer |
Music by
| Gottfried Hüngsberg | ||
| Peer Raben | ||
Cinematography by
| Renato Berta | ||
Editing by
| Ila von Hasperg | ||
Editorial Department
| Gabi Eichel | ... | assistant editor (as Gabriele Eichel) |
Costume Design by
| Gera Graf | ||
Makeup Department
| Didier Lavergne | ... | makeup artist |
| Maria Singer | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Christian Hohoff | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Luc Yersin | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Raúl Gimenez | ... | set design (as Raul Gimenez) |
Sound Department
| Gunther Kortwich | ... | sound |
| Harry Rausch | ... | assistant sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Carlo Varini | ... | assistant camera |
| Konstanze Zinsler | ... | still photographer |
Location Management
| Michael Ehrenzweig | ... | location manager |
| Reinhard Kofler | ... | location manager |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Saint-André-des-Arts (1977) (France) (theatrical)
- Filmverlag der Autoren (1976) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Snark Production (1976) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Leisure Time Features (1992) (United States) (subtitled)
- UFA Video (West Germany) (VHS)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Beautiful, detached, laconic, consumptive Lily Brest is a streetwalker with few clients. She loves her idle boyfriend Raoul who gambles away what little she earns. The town's power broker, called the rich Jew, discovers she is a good listener, so she's soon busy. Raoul imagines grotesque sex scenes between Lily and the Jew; he leaves her for a man. Her parents, a bitter Fascist who is a cabaret singer in drag and her wheelchair-bound mother, offer no refuge. Even though all have a philosophical bent, the other whores reject Lily because she tolerates everyone, including men. She tires of her lonely life and looks for a way out. Even that act serves the local corrupt powers.
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Box Office
| Budget | DEM600,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Tristram Shandy (2005). See more » |