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Baal

Baal

Baal

1970
Drama
TV Movie
1h 27m
An adaptation of Bertold Brecht's first stage play written in 1918 at the age of 20 as his reaction to a drama by Hanns Johst on the life of the poet Grabbe. The late Rainer Werner Fassbinder plays both poet and anarchist Baal and himself, roaming through forests and along motorways, greedy for booze, cigarettes, women and men. But his genius and sexual morals only bring him death. (iksv.org)

Directed by:

Volker Schlöndorff
Volker-Schlndorff
47 total credits
Volker Schlöndorff (born 31 March 1939 Friday) is a German filmmaker who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s, which also included Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Margarethe von Trotta and Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Writers:

Volker Schlöndorff
Volker-Schlndorff
47 total credits
Volker Schlöndorff (born 31 March 1939 Friday) is a German filmmaker who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s, which also included Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Margarethe von Trotta and Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
,
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt-Brecht
19 total credits
Credits include: Hangmen Also Die, The 3 Penny Opera, Antigone, Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt? and Baal

Starring:

Hanna Schygulla
Hanna-Schygulla
65 total credits
Credits include: Poor Things, Werckmeister Harmonies, Auf der anderen Seite, The Marriage of Maria Braun and The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
,
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer-Werner-Fassbinder
108 total credits
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker, actor, playwright, theatre director, composer, editor, and essayist.
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Margarethe von Trotta
Margarethe-von-Trotta
38 total credits
Credits include: Hannah Arendt, The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, Beware of a Holy Whore and The American Soldier
,
Sigi Graue
Sigi-Graue
3 total credits
Credits include: Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos, Baal and Der große Verhau
,
Claudia Butenuth
Claudia-Butenuth
6 total credits
Credits include: What Have You Done to Solange?, Baal, Brass Target, Im Schloß der blutigen Begierde and Wenn mein Schätzchen auf die Pauke haut
,
Christine Schuberth
Christine-Schuberth
7 total credits
Credits include: Baal, Mädchen beim Frauenarzt, Sunshine Reggae auf Ibiza, Josefine Mutzenbacher and Josefine Mutzenbacher II - Meine 365 Liebhaber
,
Günther Neutze
Gnther-Neutze
2 total credits
Credits include: Baal and Die Gentlemen bitten zur Kasse

Genre:

Drama

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Baal

1970
Drama
TV Movie
1h 27m
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Ratings & Reviews

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Average Percentile: 45.79%
08 Feb 2024
55
24th
This style of anarchic film making is not really for me. Fassbinder is good tho
13 Feb 2020
80
71st
Baal, the bones of "Naked" (1993). A cutthroat character study of an antihero consumed by the chaos of his totally romanticized world. A lyrical tragedy with unrelenting momentum.
11 Jan 2016
40
28th
An entirely underwhelming Brecht play wasting the talents of Schlöndorff and Fassbinder.
05 Apr 2014
74
49th
33. İstanbul Film Festivali - Atlas Sineması: Zaten büyük bir personaya sahip Fassbinder, bir de kendini fazlasıyla andıran bir karakteri canlandırırken filme neredeyse tamamen hakim oluyor. Hal böyleyken, Schlöndorff'ten çok, bir Fassbinder filmi izliyormuş gibi hissediyoruz. Başındaki anlam zenginliği, yarısıyla finali arasında seyrelse de sonda toparlanıyor.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Volker Schlöndorff
Volker-Schlndorff
47 total credits
Volker Schlöndorff (born 31 March 1939 Friday) is a German filmmaker who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s, which also included Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Margarethe von Trotta and Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Writers:

Volker Schlöndorff
Volker-Schlndorff
47 total credits
Volker Schlöndorff (born 31 March 1939 Friday) is a German filmmaker who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s, which also included Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Margarethe von Trotta and Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
,
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt-Brecht
19 total credits
Credits include: Hangmen Also Die, The 3 Penny Opera, Antigone, Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt? and Baal

Starring:

Hanna Schygulla
Hanna-Schygulla
65 total credits
Credits include: Poor Things, Werckmeister Harmonies, Auf der anderen Seite, The Marriage of Maria Braun and The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
,
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer-Werner-Fassbinder
108 total credits
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker, actor, playwright, theatre director, composer, editor, and essayist.
,
Margarethe von Trotta
Margarethe-von-Trotta
38 total credits
Credits include: Hannah Arendt, The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, Beware of a Holy Whore and The American Soldier
,
Sigi Graue
Sigi-Graue
3 total credits
Credits include: Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos, Baal and Der große Verhau
,
Claudia Butenuth
Claudia-Butenuth
6 total credits
Credits include: What Have You Done to Solange?, Baal, Brass Target, Im Schloß der blutigen Begierde and Wenn mein Schätzchen auf die Pauke haut
,
Christine Schuberth
Christine-Schuberth
7 total credits
Credits include: Baal, Mädchen beim Frauenarzt, Sunshine Reggae auf Ibiza, Josefine Mutzenbacher and Josefine Mutzenbacher II - Meine 365 Liebhaber
,
Günther Neutze
Gnther-Neutze
2 total credits
Credits include: Baal and Die Gentlemen bitten zur Kasse

Genre:

Drama

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German
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