---
title: 'Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rainer Werner Fassbinder'
released: '1971-08-28'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/beware-of-a-holy-whore-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067962/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)

1971 · 103 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte

## Synopsis

Beware of a Holy Whore is a 1971 West German drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder that features Lou Castel, Eddie Constantine, Hanna Schygulla and Fassbinder himself. Fassbinder considered this to be his favorite of his own films.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder)
- **Screenplay:** [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder)
- **Editor:** [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder), [Thea Eymèsz](https://cinepixo.com/people/thea-eymesz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Peer Raben](https://cinepixo.com/people/peer-raben)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Ballhaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ballhaus)

## Cast

- [Karl Scheydt](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-scheydt)
- [Peter Berling](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-berling)
- [Ingrid Caven](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingrid-caven)
- [Volker Lechtenbrink](https://cinepixo.com/people/volker-lechtenbrink)
- [Marcella Michelangeli](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcella-michelangeli)
- [Irm Hermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/irm-hermann)
- [Franco Iavarone](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-iavarone)
- [Michael Fengler](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-fengler)
- [Eddie Constantine](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-constantine)
- [Katrin Schaake](https://cinepixo.com/people/katrin-schaake)
- [Manfred Seipold](https://cinepixo.com/people/manfred-seipold)
- [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder)
- [Ulli Lommel](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulli-lommel)
- [Mario Novelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-novelli)
- [Magdalena Montezuma](https://cinepixo.com/people/magdalena-montezuma)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/beware-of-a-holy-whore-1971
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