The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Irm Hermann

Desiree

Age : 81 | Popularity : 4%

Kristin Peterson

Irene

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Hanna Schygulla

Lucy

Age : 80 | Popularity : 13%

Peer Raben

Willi

Age : 66 | Popularity : 3%

Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Petrell

Age : 68 | Popularity : 4%

Jimmy Powell

James

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Lilith Ungerer

Lilith

Age : 55 | Popularity : 3%

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

the pimp

Age : 37 | Popularity : 19%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Helmut Färber
	Screenplay	Jean-Marie Straub Danièle Huillet
	Theatre Play	Ferdinand Bruckner
Directing	Director	Jean-Marie Straub Danièle Huillet
Production	Producer	Danièle Huillet Klaus Hellwig
Camera	Director of Photography	Niklaus Schilling Hubertus Hagen
Sound	Sound	Klaus Eckelt Herbert Linder Peter Lütz
Department	Role	Name

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