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Dominican Rep. Katzelmacher
- Original title
- Katzelmacher
- Year
- 1969
- Running time
- 88 min.
- Country
Germany - West Germany (FRG)- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Hanna Schygulla- Lilith Ungerer
- Rudolf Waldemar Brem
- Elga Sorbas
- Doris Mattes
Irm Hermann- Peter Moland
Hans Hirschmüller
Harry Baer- Hannes Gromball
Katrin Schaake
Rainer Werner Fassbinder- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
Dietrich Lohmann (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Immigration. Racism. Jealousy
- Movie Groups
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder Adaptations
- Synopsis
- Jorgos is a young Greek guest worker in Germany, known pejoratively as a “Katzelmacher,” Bavarian slang for “cat screwer,” referring to the supposed sexual habits of foreigners. He rents a room in Elisabeth’s house in the Munich suburbs. She and Peter hang out with a group of disaffected and bored young people who resent Jorgos and beat him up when he dates a German girl.
- Awards
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1969: 3 German Film Awards: including Best Film
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