Lili Marleen

6.41

120 minutes

1/14/1981

Overview

The story of a German singer named Willie who while working in Switzerland falls in love with a Jewish composer named Robert whose family is helping people to flee from the Nazis. Robert’s family is skeptical of Willie, thinking she could be a Nazi as she becomes famous for singing the song “Lili Marleen”.

Cast List

Hanna Schygulla
as Willie
Giancarlo Giannini
as Robert
Mel Ferrer
as David Mendelssohn
Karl-Heinz von Hassel
as Henkel
Erik Schumann
as von Strehlow
Hark Bohm
as Taschner
Gottfried John
as Aaron
Karin Baal
as Anna Lederer
Christine Kaufmann
as Miriam
Udo Kier
as Drewitz
Roger Fritz
as Kauffmann
Rainer Will
as Bernt
Raúl Gimenez
as Blonsky
Adrian Hoven
as Ginsberg
Willy Harlander
as Prosel
Barbara Valentin
as Eva
Helen Vita
as Grete
Elisabeth Volkmann
as Marika
Lilo Pempeit
as Tamara
Traute Hoess
as Polin
Brigitte Mira
as Nachbarin
Herb Andress
as Reintgen
Michael McLernon
as Schweizer Grenzbeamter
Jürgen Draeger
as Journalist
Rudolf Lenz
as Dr. Glaubrecht
Harry Baer
as Norbert Schultze
Toni Netzle
as Frau Prosel
Daniel Schmid
as Pförtner
Peter Chatel
as SA-Mann
Volker Eckstein
as 1. SD-Mann
Helmut Petigk
as 2. SD-Mann
Werner Asam
as 3. SD-Mann
Dirk Galuba
as 4. SD-Mann
Sonja Neudorfer
as Frau Buerli
Irm Hermann
as Krankenschwester
Herbert Steinmetz
as Arzt
Alexander Allerson
as Goedecke
Kristine De Loup
as Nachrichtensprecherin
Franz Buchrieser
as Thome (uncredited)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
as Günther Weissenborn (uncredited)
Michele Oliveri
as Soldier (uncredited)