Germany in Autumn

Germany in Autumn (1978) is a documentary, drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus, Alf Brustellin, Hans Peter Cloos, Alexander Kluge, Maximiliane Mainka, Edgar Reitz, Katja Rupé, Volker Schlöndorff, Peter Schubert, Bernhard Sinkel rated 6.3/10.

Nine fictitious documentaries and films reflect the mood of late 1970s Germany, particularly the two-month period in 1977 when a businessman was kidnapped by the RAF (Red Army Faction). The kidnap had been made to orchestrate the release of the original leaders of the RAF, aka the Baader-Meinhof.

Cast

Hannelore Hoger

Gabi Teichert

Angela Winkler

Antigone

Vadim Glowna

Freiermuth

Katja Rupé

Franziska Busch

Heinz Bennent

Mitglied des Kommitees

Wolf Biermann

Self

Joachim Bißmeier

TV-Redakteur

Helmut Griem

TV-Redakteur

Dieter Laser

Abgeordneter (TV Aufsichtsgremium)

Manfred Zapatka

Horst Mahler

Self

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Self (uncredited)