Film · Drama
Veronika Voss (1982)
Stars don't die, they fade away.
In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Marianne Katz, who keeps her supplied with morphine. After meeting sports writer Robert Krohn, Veronika begins to dream of a return to stardom. As the couple's relationship escalates in intensity, Veronika begins seriously planning her return to the screen -- only to realize how debilitated she has become through her drug habit.
- Director
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Writers
- Pea Fröhlich, Peter Märthesheimer, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- Release date
- May 13, 1982
- Original title
- Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss
Cast
Rosel ZechVeronika Voss
Hilmar ThateRobert Krohn
Cornelia FroboessHenriette
Annemarie DüringerDr. Marianne Katz
Doris SchadeJosefa
Erik SchumannDr. Edel
Elisabeth VolkmannGrete
Armin Mueller-StahlMax Rehbein
Rainer Werner FassbinderKinobesucher (uncredited)
Peter BerlingFilmproduzent / Dicker Mann
Günther KaufmannG.I. / Dealer (as Günter Kaufmann)- Sonja NeudorferVerkäuferin
Lilo PempeitChehm
Volker Spengler1. Regisseur- Herbert SteinmetzGärtner
Hans WyprächtigerChefredakteur
Peter Zadek2. Regisseur
Johanna HoferAlte Frau
Rudolf PlatteAlter Mann
Harry BaerHead Waiter (uncredited)
