Lili Marleen

14 Jan 1981 (West Germany)

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

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.

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writer: Manfred Purzer / Joshua Sinclair / Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Stars: Hanna Schygulla / Giancarlo Giannini / Mel Ferrer / Karl-Heinz von Hassel / Erik Schumann
Genre: Drama / Music / Romance / War
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