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Lili Marleen

1981·2h 1m·R
DramaRomanceWarMusic
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
4,749 votes

In 1938, a German singer falls in love with a Jewish composer in Zurich, who helps Jews flee Nazi Germany. She wants to help but is forced back to Germany. Her song "Lili Marleen" becomes a hit with soldiers and the Nazi top brass.

Lili Marleen is a 1981 drama romance movie directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Mel Ferrer, Giancarlo Giannini, Hanna Schygulla. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 4,749 votes and runs 2h 1m.

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Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Stars
Mel Ferrer
Giancarlo Giannini
Hanna Schygulla
Karl-Heinz von Hassel
Details
1981-01-14
121 min
Movie
R
★ West Germany
★ English, French, German, Polish, Swiss German
Keywords
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