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”.

Credits

Rainer Werner FassbinderDirector

Hanna SchygullaWillie

Giancarlo GianniniRobert

Mel FerrerDavid Mendelssohn

Karl-Heinz von HasselHenkel