Lili Marleen (film)

Lili Marleen
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRainer Werner Fassbinder
Screenplay byRainer Werner Fassbinder
Manfred Purzer
Joshua Sinclair
Werner Ushkurat
Based onThe Heavens Have Many Colors
by Lale Andersen
Produced by
StarringHanna Schygulla
Cinematography
Edited by
  • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • Juliane Lorenz
Music byPeer Raben
Release date
  • 14 January 1981 (1981-01-14)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Lili Marleen is a 1981 West German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder that stars Hanna Schygulla, Giancarlo Giannini, and Mel Ferrer.[1] Set in the time of the Third Reich, the film recounts the love affair between a German singer who becomes the darling of the nation, based on Lale Andersen, and a Swiss conductor, based on Rolf Liebermann, who is active in saving his fellow Jews. Though the screenplay uses the autobiographical novel Der Himmel hat viele Farben (The Heavens Have Many Colors) by Lale Andersen, her last husband, Arthur Beul, said the film bears little relation to her real life.

  1. ^ Canby, Vincent (2007). "New York Times: Lili Marleen". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2008.