Directing

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Born May 31, 1945 · Bad Wörishofen, Germany

Died June 10, 1982 · aged 37

Rainer Werner Fassbinder (31 May 1945 — 10 June 1982) was a German film director, screenwriter, and actor. Considered one of the most important figures in the New German Cinema, Fassbinder was prolific; in a professional career less than fifteen years, he completed forty feature-length films, two television film series, three short films, four video productions, twenty-four stage plays, and four r…