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The Stationmaster's Wife

Original title: Bolwieser
  • TV Movie
  • 1977
  • 3h 21m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Kurt Raab and Elisabeth Trissenaar in The Stationmaster's Wife (1977)
Drama

Lackluster, plodding stationmaster Bolweiser has the (mis)fortune to be married to the town's siren; his trusting nature leads him into serious trouble when she beds nearly every available g... Read allLackluster, plodding stationmaster Bolweiser has the (mis)fortune to be married to the town's siren; his trusting nature leads him into serious trouble when she beds nearly every available guy.Lackluster, plodding stationmaster Bolweiser has the (mis)fortune to be married to the town's siren; his trusting nature leads him into serious trouble when she beds nearly every available guy.

  • Director
    • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • Writers
    • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    • Oskar Maria Graf
  • Stars
    • Elisabeth Trissenaar
    • Kurt Raab
    • Bernhard Helfrich
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    801
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    • Writers
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
      • Oskar Maria Graf
    • Stars
      • Elisabeth Trissenaar
      • Kurt Raab
      • Bernhard Helfrich
    • 6User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Elisabeth Trissenaar
    Elisabeth Trissenaar
    • Hanni Bolwieser
    Kurt Raab
    Kurt Raab
    • Xaver Ferdinand Maria Bolwieser - Station Master
    Bernhard Helfrich
    • Franz Merkl
    Karl-Heinz von Hassel
    • Windegger
    Volker Spengler
    Volker Spengler
    • Mangst
    Gustl Bayrhammer
    Gustl Bayrhammer
    • Neidhard - Hanni's Father
    Udo Kier
    Udo Kier
    • Schafftaler
    Armin Meier
    • Scherber
    Peter Kern
    Peter Kern
    • Treuberger
    Willy Harlander
    • Stempflinger
    • (as Willi Harlander)
    Hannes Kaetner
    Hannes Kaetner
    • Lederer
    Doris Mattes
    • Zeugin
    Lilo Pempeit
    • Frau Käser
    • (as Liselotte Pempeit)
    Elma Karlowa
    Elma Karlowa
    • Krankenschwester
    Gerhard Zwerenz
    • Ferryman
    Isolde Barth
    Isolde Barth
    • 1. Animierdame
    Katherina Buchhammer
    • Barwirtin
    Adolph Gruber
    • Angeklagter Bauer
    • Director
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    • Writers
      • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
      • Oskar Maria Graf
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    • Alternate versions
      A 112 minute theatrical version in 35mm widescreen, blow up from 16 mm, was authorised by the director.
    • Connections
      Featured in Tod eines Weltstars (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      3rd Movement of the Divertimento No.17 in D-major K.334
      by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    User reviews6

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    7/10

    Congenial adaptation

    Congenial adaptation of the Oskar Maria Graf novel meticulously dissects petty bourgeois society and ideology at a time just before the Nazi takeover of the country; an intense melodrama with excellent cast from Fassbinder's actors troupe.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 31, 1977 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Bolwieser
    • Filming locations
      • Bavaria Studios, Bavariafilmplatz 7, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Bavaria Atelier
      • Bavaria Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • DEM 1,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,144
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,623
      • Feb 16, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,148
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 21 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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