''In a Year of 13 Moons'' (german: In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden) is a 1978 West German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder (; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement. Fassbinder's main ...

and starring

Volker Spengler Volker Spengler (; 16 February 1939 – 8 February 2020) was a German stage and film actor. Spengler was best known to international audiences as a member of director Rainer Werner Fassbinder's acting ensemble, including his role as the transse ...

. The film was made in response to the suicide of Fassbinder's lover at the time,

Armin Meier Armin Meier (born 3 November 1969) is a Swiss former cyclist. He was involved the Festina affair, and was part of the team that was disqualified from the 1998 Tour de France. Despite never testing positive for any drugs, he admitted to the use o ...

. In a "Top 10" list of his own films, Fassbinder placed ''In a Year of 13 Moons'' second, after ''

Beware of a Holy Whore ''Beware of a Holy Whore'' (german: Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte) is a 1971 West German drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder that features Lou Castel, Eddie Constantine, Hanna Schygulla and Fassbinder himself. Fassbinder ...

''.

Cast

as Erwin / Elvira Weishaupt *

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as Rote Zora *

Gottfried John Gottfried John (; 29 August 1942 – 1 September 2014) was a German stage, screen, and voice actor. A long-time collaborator of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, John appeared in nine of the filmmaker's projects between 1975 and 1981, the year befor ...

as Anton Saitz *

Elisabeth Trissenaar Elisabeth Trissenaar (born 13 April 1944) is an Austrian actress, who lives in Berlin. Life and career Trissenaar's father was the Dutchman Frans Trijssenaar. After studying at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna, she was cast in her first rol ...

as Irene Weishaupt *

Eva Mattes __notoc__ Eva Mattes (; born 14 December 1954) is an Austrian-German actress. She has appeared in four films directed by director Rainer Werner Fassbinder (''The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant'', ', ''Effi Briest'' and ''In a Year of 13 Moons' ...

as Marie-Ann Weishaupt *

Günther Kaufmann Günther Kaufmann (16 June 1947 – 10 May 2012) was a German film actor best known for his association with director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Fassbinder directed Kaufmann in a total of 14 films, casting him in leading and minor roles. Kaufmann ...

as J. Smolik, chauffeur * Lilo Pempeit as Sister Gudrun (as Liselotte Pempeit) *

Isolde Barth Isolde Barth (24 August 1948 in Maxdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) is a German movie, theater and television actress. She appeared in over 60 films between 1968 and 2013. In 1968 she first appeared in a minor role in the German comedy '. Sh ...

as Sybille * Karl Scheydt as Christoph Hacker *

Walter Bockmayer Walter Bockmayer (4 July 1948 – 7 October 2014) was a German film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed seven films between 1975 and 1988. His 1978 film '' Flaming Hearts'' was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festi ...

as Soul-Frieda * Peter Kollek as alcoholic * Bob Dorsay as city tramp *

Gerhard Zwerenz Gerhard Zwerenz (3 June 1925 in Gablenz, Saxony – 13 July 2015) was a German writer and politician. From 1994 until 1998 he was a member of the Bundestag for the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). Life Gerhard Zwerenz was born in Gablenz ...

as Burghard Hauser, writer

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External links

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Official website
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