---
title: 'Querelle (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rainer Werner Fassbinder'
released: '1982-09-16'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/querelle-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084565/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Querelle (1982)

1982 · 108 min · Drama · Germany, France


## Synopsis

Querelle is a 1982 erotic crime drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, adapted by Fassbinder and Burkhard Driest from Jean Genet's 1947 novel Querelle of Brest. It stars Brad Davis in the titular role of Belgian sailor Georges Querelle, who is both a thief and murderer. The cast also features Franco Nero, Jeanne Moreau, Laurent Malet and Hanno Pöschl. The film is a West German and French co-production, shot in English.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Burkhard Driest](https://cinepixo.com/people/burkhard-driest), [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder), [Kurt Raab](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-raab), [Jean Genet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-genet)
- **Director:** [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Peer Raben](https://cinepixo.com/people/peer-raben)
- **Producer:** [Dieter Schidor](https://cinepixo.com/people/dieter-schidor)
- **Editor:** [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder), [Juliane Lorenz](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliane-lorenz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Xaver Schwarzenberger](https://cinepixo.com/people/xaver-schwarzenberger)

## Cast

- [Günther Kaufmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunther-kaufmann)
- [Dieter Schidor](https://cinepixo.com/people/dieter-schidor)
- [Laurent Malet](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurent-malet)
- [Werner Asam](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-asam)
- [Brad Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-davis)
- [Karl-Heinz von Hassel](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-heinz-von-hassel)
- [Isolde Barth](https://cinepixo.com/people/isolde-barth)
- [Franco Nero](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-nero)
- [Harry Baer](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-baer)
- [Y Sa Lo](https://cinepixo.com/people/y-sa-lo)
- [Jeanne Moreau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanne-moreau)
- [Vitus Zeplichal](https://cinepixo.com/people/vitus-zeplichal)
- [Isa Jank](https://cinepixo.com/people/isa-jank)
- [Wolf Gremm](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolf-gremm)
- [Karl Scheydt](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-scheydt)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/querelle-1982
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