---
title: 'Sheer Madness (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Margarethe von Trotta'
released: '1983-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sheer-madness-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085666/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sheer Madness (1983)

1983 · 105 min · Drama · Germany, France

Original title: Heller Wahn

## Synopsis

Sheer Madness is a 1983 German arthouse drama film directed by Margarethe von Trotta. It was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Margarethe von Trotta](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarethe-von-trotta)
- **Screenplay:** [Margarethe von Trotta](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarethe-von-trotta)
- **Producer:** [Eberhard Junkersdorf](https://cinepixo.com/people/eberhard-junkersdorf), [Margaret Menegoz](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-menegoz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Ballhaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ballhaus)
- **Editor:** [Dagmar Hirtz](https://cinepixo.com/people/dagmar-hirtz)

## Cast

- [Jochen Striebeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/jochen-striebeck)
- [Felix von Manteuffel](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-von-manteuffel)
- [Doris Schade](https://cinepixo.com/people/doris-schade)
- [Irene Clarin](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-clarin)
- [Helga Ballhaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/helga-ballhaus)
- [Werner Eichhorn](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-eichhorn)
- [Peter Striebeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-striebeck)
- [Franz Buchrieser](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-buchrieser)
- [Axel Milberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/axel-milberg)
- [Therese Affolter](https://cinepixo.com/people/therese-affolter)
- [Christine Fersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-fersen)
- [Wladimir Yordanoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/wladimir-yordanoff)
- [Angela Winkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-winkler)
- [Agnes Fink](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnes-fink)
- [Felix Moeller](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-moeller)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sheer-madness-1983
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