Harry Baer

Acting

Harry Baer

Born September 27, 1947 · Biberach an der Riß, Germany (age 79)

Harry Baer (born Harry Zöttl on 27 September 1947) is a German actor, producer and author, best known for his work with director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Known For

Lili MarleenLili Marleen · 1981
Lili Marleen
★ 6.51981
MovieDramaWar
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”.
The Marriage of Maria BraunThe Marriage of Maria Braun · 1979
The Marriage of Maria Braun
★ 7.41979
MovieDrama
Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.
LolaLola · 1981
Lola
★ 6.91981
MovieDrama
Germany in the autumn of 1957: Lola, a seductive cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of men, but she wants out—she wants money, property, and love. Pitting a corrupt building contractor against the new straight-arrow building commissioner, Lola launches an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale. Shot in childlike candy colors, Fassbinder’s homage to Josef von Sternberg’s classic The Blue Angel stands as a satiric tribute to capitalism.
QuerelleQuerelle · 1982
Querelle
★ 6.61982
MovieDramaCrime
French sailor Querelle arrives in Brest and starts frequenting a strange whorehouse. He discovers that his brother Robert is the lover of the lady owner, Lysiane. Here, you can play dice with Nono, Lysiane's husband: if you win, you are allowed to make love with Lysiane; if you lose, you have to make love with Nono... Querelle loses on purpose.
The Bitter Tears of Petra von KantThe Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant · 1972
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
★ 7.41972
MovieDramaRomance
Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer -- arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene (her secretary, maid, and co-designer). Enter Karin, a 23-year-old beauty who wants to be a model. Petra falls in love with Karin and invites her to move in.
Veronika VossVeronika Voss · 1982
Veronika Voss
★ 7.21982
MovieDrama
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.
GasmanGasman · 2021
Gasman
★ 2.32021
MovieDramaComedy
Speedy, merciless and with plenty of black humor Gasman shows the picture of a man searching for his inner soul.
WetlandsWetlands · 2013
Wetlands
★ 5.42013
MovieDramaComedy
Helen is a nonconformist teenage girl who maintains a conflictual relationship with her parents. Hanging out most of her time with her friend Corinna, with whom she breaks one social taboo after another, she uses sex as a way to rebel and break the conventional bourgeois ethic. After an intimate shaving accident, Helen ends up in the hospital where it doesn’t take long before she makes waves. But there she finds Robin, a male nurse who will sweep her off her feet...

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