''Shadow of Angels'' (german: Schatten der Engel) is a 1976 Swiss
drama film directed by
Daniel Schmid. It was entered into the
1976 Cannes Film Festival
The 29th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 28 May 1976. The Palme d'Or went to ''Taxi Driver'' by Martin Scorsese. In 1976, "L'Air du temps", a new section which was non-competitive and focused on contemporary subjects, was introduced. This ...
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The film is based upon the play ''Der Müll, die Stadt und der Tod'' by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
Cast
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Ingrid Caven - Lily Brest
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder - Raoul
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Klaus Löwitsch
Klaus Löwitsch (8 April 1936 – 3 December 2002) was a German actor, best known in Germany for his starring role in the television detective series ''Peter Strohm''.
He appeared in several films directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, beginn ...
- Jude / Broker
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Annemarie Düringer
Annemarie Düringer (26 November 1925 – 26 November 2014) was a Swiss actress. She was born in Arlesheim, Basel-Landschaft.
The daughter of a Swiss industrialist, she graduated from Cours Simon, Paris in 1946, and from the Max Reinhardt Semi ...
- Luise Müller
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Adrian Hoven - Herr Müller, ihr Mann
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Boy Gobert - Chief of Police: Müller II
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Ulli Lommel - Der kleine Prinz / Little Prince
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Jean-Claude Dreyfus - Zwerg / Dwarf (as Jean-Claude Dreyfuss)
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Irm Hermann - Emma
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Alexander Allerson
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Partial filmography
* '' Man and Beast'' (1963), as SS-Man Goldap
* ''Encounter in Salzburg'' (1964), as Mahlke
* ''The Upper Hand'' (1966)
* ''The Trap Snaps Shut at Midnight ...
- Hans von Gluck
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Harry Baer - Helfritz
References
External links
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1976 films
1976 drama films
1970s German-language films
Films directed by Daniel Schmid
Films produced by Michael Fengler
Films set in Frankfurt
Swiss films based on plays
Films à clef
Swiss drama films
Films based on works by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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