---
title: 'The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rainer Werner Fassbinder'
released: '1979-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-marriage-of-maria-braun-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079095/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)

1979 · 115 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Die Ehe der Maria Braun
Part of: BRD Trilogy

## Synopsis

The Marriage of Maria Braun is a 1979 West German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The film stars Hanna Schygulla as Maria, who marries German soldier Hermann Braun during World War II. The couple spend over a decade apart due to forces largely beyond Maria's control. To survive in postwar Germany, Maria becomes a sex worker, a wealthy industrialist's mistress, and eventually a ruthless capitalist during the German economic miracle, while still asserting her loyalty to Hermann.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder)
- **Screenplay:** [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder), [Kurt Raab](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-raab), [Peter Märthesheimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-marthesheimer), [Pea Fröhlich](https://cinepixo.com/people/pea-frohlich)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Ballhaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ballhaus)
- **Editor:** [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder), [Juliane Lorenz](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliane-lorenz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Peer Raben](https://cinepixo.com/people/peer-raben)
- **Producer:** [Michael Fengler](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-fengler)

## Cast

- [Liselotte Eder](https://cinepixo.com/people/liselotte-eder)
- [Gisela Uhlen](https://cinepixo.com/people/gisela-uhlen)
- [Barbara Baum](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-baum)
- [Hark Bohm](https://cinepixo.com/people/hark-bohm)
- [Bruce Low](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-low)
- [Michael Ballhaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ballhaus)
- [Volker Spengler](https://cinepixo.com/people/volker-spengler)
- [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder)
- [Isolde Barth](https://cinepixo.com/people/isolde-barth)
- [Günther Kaufmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunther-kaufmann)
- [Hannes Kaetner](https://cinepixo.com/people/hannes-kaetner)
- [Claus Holm](https://cinepixo.com/people/claus-holm)
- [Günter Lamprecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunter-lamprecht)
- [Gottfried John](https://cinepixo.com/people/gottfried-john)
- [Karl-Heinz von Hassel](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-heinz-von-hassel)

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