Baal

Collections: Criterion German International
Studio: HR
Year: 1970
Audience Rating: 80%
Duration: 1 h 24 m
Updated: 2026 Jul 23
Genres: Drama

Movie ID: 92237
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Baal

Synopsis

Baal explores the cult of the genius, an anti-heroic figure who chooses to be a social outcast and live on the fringe of bourgeois morality.
Cast
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Baal
Sigi Graue
Sigi Graue Ekart
Margarethe von Trotta
Margarethe von Trotta Sophie
Günther Neutze
Günther Neutze Nech
Hanna Schygulla
Hanna Schygulla Luise
Marian Seidowsky
Marian Seidowsky Johannes
Irmgard Paulis
Irmgard Paulis Johanna
Wilmut Borell
Wilmut Borell Mjurk
Christine Schuberth
Christine Schuberth Stripperin Sabitka
Walter Sedlmayr
Walter Sedlmayr Anwalt Pschierer
Günther Kaufmann
Günther Kaufmann Kutscher Orgauer
Miriam Spoerri
Miriam Spoerri Emilie Mech
Crew
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff Director, Screenplay, Producer
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht Story
Hans Prescher
Hans Prescher Producer
Hellmut Haffner
Hellmut Haffner Producer

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