Veronika Voss

Film Info

Germany
1982
104 minutes
Black and White
1.78:1
German
Spine #205

Once-beloved Third Reich–era starlet Veronika Voss (Rosel Zech) lives in obscurity in postwar Munich. Struggling for survival and haunted by past glories, the forgotten star encounters sportswriter Robert Krohn (Hilmar Thate) in a rain-swept park and intrigues him with her mysterious beauty. As their unlikely relationship develops, Krohn comes to discover the dark secrets behind the faded actresses’ demise. Based on the true story of a World War II UFA star, Veronika Voss is wicked satire disguised as 1950s melodrama.

Cast

Veronika Voss	Rosel Zech
Robert Krohn	Hilmar Thate
Henriette	Cornelia Froboess
Dr. Marianne Katz	Annemarie Düringer
Josefa	Doris Schade
Dr. Edel	Erik Schumann
Film producer	Peter Berling
G.I.	Günther Kaufmann
Saleswoman	Sonja Neudorfer
Chefin	Lilo Pempeit
Film director No. 1	Volker Spengler
Gardner	Herbert Steinmetz
Grete	Elisabeth Volkmann
Editor-in-chief	Hans Wyprächtiger
Film director No. 2	Peter Zadek
Old married couple	Johanna Hofer
Old married couple	Rudolf Platte
Max Rehbein	Armin Mueller-Stahl

Credits

Producer	Thomas Schühly
Screenplay	Peter Märthesheimer and Pea Fröhlich
Music	Peer Raben
Production design	Rolf Zehetbauer
Cinematography	Xaver Schwarzenberger
Film editor	Juliane Lorenz
Costume designer	Barbara Baum
Art director	Walter Richarz
Assistant directors	Karin Viesel, Harry Baer and Tamara Kafka
Assistant camera	Josef Vavra
Sound	Vladimir Vizner
Makeup artists	Anni Nöbauer and Gerd Nemetz
Director	Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Disc Features

New high-definition digital transfer, enhanced for widescreen televisions
Audio commentary by Fassbinder scholar Tony Rayns
New video conversation with star Rosel Zech and editor Juliane Lorenz
Dance with Death (Tanz mit dem Tod), a one-hour portrait of UFA Studios star Sybille Schmitz, Fassbinder’s inspiration for the character Veronika Voss
New and improved English subtitle translation
Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition