Lili Marleen

Jan 14 1981 R 2h 0m
Drama, Music, Romance

The story of a German singer named Willie who while working in Switzerland falls in love with a Jewish composer named Robert whose family is helping people to flee from the Nazis. Robert’s family is skeptical of Willie, thinking she could be a Nazi as she becomes famous for singing the song “Lili Marleen”.

Plot

In Switzerland, German singer Willie falls in love with Jewish composer Robert, who offers resistance to the Nazis by helping refugees. But his family thinks Willie is a Nazi and may be a risk for them. One day Willie helps Robert, but must stay in Germany. As she starts to sing 'Lili Marleen,' she becomes very famous and every soldier hears that song via radio--even Hitler wants to meet her. But she still doesn't forget Robert, and she helps to smuggle concentration-camp photos to the free Switzerland. Robert wants to visit her, but is captured. Will they ever see each other again?

Written by

Manfred Purzer, Joshua Sinclair, Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Directed by

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Cast

Hanna Schygulla, Giancarlo Giannini, Mel Ferrer

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

Roxy Film, CIP Filmproduktion GmbH, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Rialto Films

Languages

Deutsch, English

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
4,436
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA