Katzelmacher

Katzelmacher
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRainer Werner Fassbinder
Written byRainer Werner Fassbinder
Produced byPeer Raben
Starring
CinematographyDietrich Lohmann
Music byPeer Raben
Release date
  • 8 October 1969 (1969-10-08) (West Germany)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman
Budget~ DEM 80,000

Katzelmacher is a 1969 West German film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, based on his own play.[1][2] The film centers on an aimless group of friends whose lives are shaken up by the arrival of an immigrant Greek worker, Jorgos (played by Fassbinder himself).[1]

  1. ^ a b Canby, Vincent (4 June 1977). "Film : 'Katzelmacher' Hypnotizes and Amuses". The New York Times. p. 11. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ Malcolm, Derek (11 June 1982). "Radical without chic". The Guardian. p. 10.