Love Is Colder Than Death (film)

Love Is Colder Than Death
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRainer Werner Fassbinder
Written byRainer Werner Fassbinder
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDietrich Lohmann
Music by
Release date
Running time
88 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman
BudgetDEM 95,000

Love is Colder Than Death (German: Liebe ist kälter als der Tod) is a 1969 West German black-and-white film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, his first feature film. In the original theater presentation in Berlin the title was first Kälter als der Tod; at the beginning of film production, it was Liebe – kälter als der Tod as on some film posters. The cinematographer Dietrich Lohmann and the cast as an ensemble won an award at the German Film Awards in 1970.