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Love is Colder Than Death (1969)
Liebe ist kälter als der Tod (original title)

88 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Romance   -  16 January 1970 (West Germany)
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Unusual gangster story, in which a small-time pimp Franz, who is torn between his mistress and Bruno the gangster sent after him by the syndicate that he has refused to join... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ulli Lommel Ulli Lommel ...
Bruno
Hanna Schygulla Hanna Schygulla ...
Johanna
Katrin Schaake Katrin Schaake ...
Dame im Zug
Liz Soellner Liz Soellner ...
Zeitungsverkäuferin
Gisela Otto Gisela Otto ...
1. Prostituierte
Ursula Strätz Ursula Strätz ...
Fette Prostituierte
Monika Nüchtern Monika Nüchtern ...
Kellnerin beim Türken (as Monika Stadler)
Hans Hirschmüller Hans Hirschmüller ...
Peter
Les Olvides Les Olvides ...
Georges
Peer Raben Peer Raben ...
Jürgen (as Wil Rabenbauer)
Howard Gaines Howard Gaines ...
Raoul
Peter Moland Peter Moland ...
Leiter des Syndikatsverhörs
Kurt Raab Kurt Raab ...
Aufsichtsperson im Kaufhaus
Peter Berling Peter Berling ...
Illegaler Waffenhändler
Anastassios Karalas Anastassios Karalas ...
Türke
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Storyline

Unusual gangster story, in which a small-time pimp Franz, who is torn between his mistress and Bruno the gangster sent after him by the syndicate that he has refused to join. Things are turned on their head when Franz and Bruno become friends, to the point that they even share Franz's girlfriend Joanna. But Joanna soon becomes bored of Bruno, and when he plots a bank robbery, she reports it to the police before Bruno's scheme to kill her can succeed. Bruno is shot dead by the police, but the lovers manage to escape. Written by L.H. Wong <as9401k56@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg>  

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Gangster | Train | Coolness | Ruthlessness | Munich Germany  | See more »

Taglines:

Eine knallharte Geschichte vom Leben, vom Lieben und vom Sterben

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

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Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

(West Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

A szerelem hidegebb a halálnál See more »

Filming Locations:

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

DEM 95,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

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Antiteater-X-Film See more »
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Mono
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Trivia

First feature film of German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. See more »

Crazy Credits

Für Claude Chabrol, Eric Rohmer, Jean-Marie Straub,
Linio und Cuncho See more »

Connections

References Psycho (1960) See more »

Soundtracks

"Der Rosenkavalier"
By Richard Strauss See more »