Premiered on West German television as a two-part mini-series in 1973. The film was not seen again until sometime after 2000, when a single digital version began showing up on the Internet and was passed around by Fassbinder fans through file-sharing communities.
In 2010, a new version, completely restored by the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation, made its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Shot on 16 millimeter film in about six weeks.
Writer-Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder's only work of science fiction.