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Release Date:
October 10, 1968
Original Title:
Der Bräutigam, die Komödiantin und der Zuhälter
Alternate Titles:
Brudgommen, komedianten og horeverten
The Bridegroom, the Comedienne and the Pimp
Genres:
Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
Janus Film und Fernsehen
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 24
Three sequences are linked together in this short film by Straub; the first sequence is a long tracking shot from a car of prostitutes plying their trade on the night-time streets of Germany; the second is a staged play, cut down to 10 minutes by Straub and photographed in a single take; the final sequence covers the marriage of James and Lilith, and Lilith’s subsequent execution of her pimp, played by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. "The film is a look entirely at Western decadence" - Jean-Marie Straub.
Director:
Jean-Marie Straub
Danièle Huillet
Director of Photography:
Hubertus Hagen
Niklaus Schilling
Producer:
Klaus Hellwig
Danièle Huillet
Screenplay:
Jean-Marie Straub
Danièle Huillet
Sound:
Klaus Eckelt
Herbert Linder
Peter Lütz
Theatre Play:
Ferdinand Bruckner
Writer:
Helmut Färber
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