---
title: 'Gods of the Plague (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rainer Werner Fassbinder'
released: '1969-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/gods-of-the-plague-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065808/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Gods of the Plague (1969)

1969 · 91 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Götter der Pest
Part of: Gangster trilogy

## Synopsis

Gods of the Plague is a 1970 West German black-and-white drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder), [Michael Fengler](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-fengler)
- **Screenplay:** [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder)
- **Producer:** [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:** [Dietrich Lohmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/dietrich-lohmann)

## Cast

- [Irm Hermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/irm-hermann)
- [Carla Egerer](https://cinepixo.com/people/carla-egerer)
- [Hannes Gromball](https://cinepixo.com/people/hannes-gromball)
- [Katrin Schaake](https://cinepixo.com/people/katrin-schaake)
- [Margarethe von Trotta](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarethe-von-trotta)
- [Liselotte Eder](https://cinepixo.com/people/liselotte-eder)
- [Harry Baer](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-baer)
- [Ursula Strätz](https://cinepixo.com/people/ursula-stratz)
- [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder)
- [Kurt Raab](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-raab)
- [Günther Kaufmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunther-kaufmann)
- [Hanna Schygulla](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanna-schygulla)
- [Yaak Karsunke](https://cinepixo.com/people/yaak-karsunke)
- [Lilith Ungerer](https://cinepixo.com/people/lilith-ungerer)
- [Ingrid Caven](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingrid-caven)

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