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Fear Eats the Soul

1974·1h 33m·Not Rated
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 8.0/10
26,064 votes

A woman in her 60s falls in love with a man in his 30s.

Fear Eats the Soul is a 1974 drama romance movie directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring El Hedi ben Salem, Irm Hermann, Brigitte Mira. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.0/10 from 26,064 votes and runs 1h 33m.

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Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Stars
El Hedi ben Salem
Irm Hermann
Brigitte Mira
Barbara Valentin
Creators
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Details
1974-10-31
93 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ West Germany
★ German, Arabic
Keywords
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