The Marriage of Maria Braun

Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.

Cast

Hanna Schygulla

as Maria Braun

Klaus Löwitsch

as Hermann Braun

Ivan Desny

as Karl Oswald

George Eagles

as Bill

Gisela Uhlen

as Mother

Elisabeth Trissenaar

as Betti Klenze

Gottfried John

as Willi Klenze

Hark Bohm

as Senkenberg

Günter Lamprecht

as Hans Wetzel

Lilo Pempeit

as Frau Ehmke

Reviews

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With the defeat of the Nazis looming large, "Maria" (Hanna Schygulla) marries her sweet-heart "Hermann" (Klaus Löwitch) before he is promptly sent off to the front and she loses all trace of him. With her nation now in ruins, she has no way of surviving and so has to adapt by using her wits, guile a...

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