Directed by:
Rainer Werner FassbinderScreenplay:
Rainer Werner FassbinderCinematography:
Michael BallhausComposer:
Peer RabenCast:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Peter Chatel, Harry Baer, Karlheinz Böhm, Adrian Hoven, Ulla Jacobsson, Christiane Maybach, Kurt Raab, Peter Kern, Brigitte Mira (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
A down-and-out down-on-his-luck homosexual carnival worker wins the lottery and along with it some new friends. Unfortunately a charming scheming lover fleeces him of his newfound money. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Rainer Werner Fassbinder](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270523_f211cc.jpg)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series) - actor, narrator
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
![Peter Chatel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/427/159427230_6632bf.jpg)
Peter Chatel
German Empire
Best movies:
Martha (1974) (TV movie)
Satan's Brew (1976)
Fist-Right of Freedom (1975)
![Harry Baer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/388/160388377_e88a38.jpg)
Harry Baer
Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Jail Bait (1973) (TV movie)
![Karlheinz Böhm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/642/161642411_47a0b4.jpg)
Karlheinz Böhm
German Empire
Best movies:
Martha (1974) (TV movie)
Fist-Right of Freedom (1975)
Effi Briest (1974)
![Adrian Hoven](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/127/186/127186508_2d141f.jpg)
Adrian Hoven
Austria
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Martha (1974) (TV movie)
Satan's Brew (1976)
![Ulla Jacobsson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/966/157966814_1f3bd0.jpg)
Ulla Jacobsson
Sweden
Best movies:
Fist-Right of Freedom (1975)
Crime and Punishment (1956)
Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
![Christiane Maybach](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/739/160739478_71457d.jpg)
Christiane Maybach
German Empire
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Satan's Brew (1976)
Fist-Right of Freedom (1975)
![Kurt Raab](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277919_a3c515.jpg)
Kurt Raab
German Empire
Best movies:
Der Zauberberg (1982)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
![Peter Kern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/966/157966816_759b2b.jpg)
Peter Kern
Austria
Best movies:
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
Die Wildente (1976)
Fist-Right of Freedom (1975)
![Brigitte Mira](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/278/162278181_eaab5b.jpg)
Brigitte Mira
German Empire
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Satan's Brew (1976)
![Marquard Bohm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/605/158605950_b5a31e.jpg)
Marquard Bohm
German Empire
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Kings of the Road (1976)
![Ingrid Caven](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272270_88b84a.jpg)
Ingrid Caven
German Empire
Best movies:
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Martha (1974) (TV movie)
![Hark Bohm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/289/162289356_65055c.jpg)
Hark Bohm
German Empire
Best movies:
Paradis Express (1997)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Underground (1995)
![Barbara Valentin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/396/396109_6e40e4.jpg)
Barbara Valentin
German Empire
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Martha (1974) (TV movie)
![El Hedi ben Salem](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277920_ff35bb.jpg)
El Hedi ben Salem
Morocco
Best movies:
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Martha (1974) (TV movie)
Jail Bait (1973) (TV movie)
![Irm Hermann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/909/159909705_7f761b.jpg)
Irm Hermann
German Empire
Best movies:
Der Zauberberg (1982)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
![Lilo Pempeit](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/405/159405968_fe2dd6.jpg)
Lilo Pempeit
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
![Elma Karlowa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/966/157966813_b609bf.jpg)
Elma Karlowa
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
Karl Scheydt
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
![Walter Sedlmayr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/806/160806094_1d7abf.jpg)
Walter Sedlmayr
German Empire
Best movies:
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Fist-Right of Freedom (1975)
World on a Wire (1973) (TV movie)