''Katzelmacher'' is a 1969 West German film written and directed by

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

, based on his own play. 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).

Cast

Hanna Schygulla Hanna Schygulla (; born 25 December 1943) is a German actress and chanson singer associated with the theater and film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. She first worked for Fassbinder in 1965 and became an active participant in the New German ...

: Marie * Lilith Ungerer: Helga * Rudolf Waldemar Brem: Paul * Elga Sorbas: Rosy * Doris Mattes: Gunda *

Irm Hermann Irmgard Hermann (4 October 194226 May 2020) was a German actress. She worked in film, television, and the stage, appearing in over 160 film and television productions. She was discovered, without formal training, by Rainer Werner Fassbinder who c ...

: Elisabeth *

Peter Moland Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

: Peter * Hans Hirschmüller: Erich *

: Jorgos *

Harry Baer Harry Baer (born Harry Zöttl on 27 September 1947) is a German actor, producer and author, best known for his work with director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He has also been credited as Harry Bär. Life Harry Baer began his career in Munich when h ...

: Franz * Hannes Gromball: Klaus * Katrin Schaake: Woman

Reception

When the film was released in America in 1977,

Vincent Canby Vincent Canby (July 27, 1924 – October 15, 2000) was an American film and theatre critic who was the chief film critic for ''The New York Times'' from 1969 until the early 1990s, then its chief theatre critic from 1994 until his death in 2000. ...

in ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

'' called it "extraordinarily stylish... quite unlike anything else I've seen... an early glimpse of his assbinder'sdazzling talent and the talents of the stock company of performers and technicians who, with him, have created a body of film work unique in any country in recent years".

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* 1969 films 1960s avant-garde and experimental films 1969 drama films 1969 independent films German avant-garde and experimental films German independent films German drama films Films about immigration Films about race and ethnicity Films based on works by Rainer Werner Fassbinder Films directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder West German films German black-and-white films Films set in Munich 1960s German films Films scored by Peer Raben German-language drama films {{1960s-Germany-film-stub