Poster of The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp

The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp

Plot: Three sequences are linked together in this short film by Straub; the first sequence is a long tracking shot from a car of prostitutes plying their trade on the night-time streets of Germany; the second is a staged play, cut down to 10 minutes by Straub and photographed in a single take; the final sequence covers the marriage of James and Lilith, and Lilith’s subsequent execution of her pimp, played by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. "The film is a look entirely at Western decadence" - Jean-Marie Straub
Release Date: Thursday, October 10 1968
56 years ago
Genres: Drama, Romance
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Cast

Portrait of Irm HermannIrm Hermann. Irm Hermann was 26 in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'Desiree'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 04 1942 –
Died: Tue, May 26 2020
Portrait of Kristin PetersonKristin Peterson. Kristin Peterson was >> in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'Irene'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hanna SchygullaHanna Schygulla. Hanna Schygulla was 24 in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'Lucy'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 25 1943
Portrait of Peer RabenPeer Raben. Peer Raben was 28 in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'Willi'.
Birthday: Wed, Jul 03 1940 –
Died: Sun, Jan 21 2007
Portrait of Rudolf Waldemar BremRudolf Waldemar Brem. Rudolf Waldemar Brem was 20 in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'Petrell'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 01 1948 –
Died: Thu, Mar 17 2016
Portrait of Jimmy PowellJimmy Powell. Jimmy Powell was >> in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'James'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Lilith UngererLilith Ungerer. Lilith Ungerer was 24 in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'Lilith'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 08 1944 –
Died: Tue, Feb 08 2000
Portrait of Rainer Werner FassbinderRainer Werner Fassbinder. Rainer Werner Fassbinder was 23 in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'the pimp'.
Birthday: Thu, May 31 1945 –
Died: Thu, Jun 10 1982

Crew

Portrait of Jean-Marie StraubJean-Marie Straub. Jean-Marie Straub was 35 in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'Director, Screenplay'
Birthday: Sun, Jan 08 1933 –
Died: Sun, Nov 20 2022
Portrait of Danièle HuilletDanièle Huillet. Danièle Huillet was 32 in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'Screenplay, Director, Producer'
Birthday: Fri, May 01 1936 –
Died: Mon, Oct 09 2006
Portrait of Niklaus SchillingNiklaus Schilling. Niklaus Schilling was 24 in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, Apr 23 1944 –
Died: Fri, May 06 2016
Portrait of Hubertus HagenHubertus Hagen. Hubertus Hagen was >> in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Helmut FärberHelmut Färber. Helmut Färber was >> in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Klaus HellwigKlaus Hellwig. Klaus Hellwig was 27 in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'Producer'
Birthday: Sun, Jul 20 1941 –
Died: Wed, Mar 13 1991
Portrait of Klaus EckeltKlaus Eckelt. Klaus Eckelt was >> in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'Sound'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ferdinand BrucknerFerdinand Bruckner. Ferdinand Bruckner would have been no older than 67 in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'Theatre Play'
Birthday: Wed, Aug 26 1891 –
Died: Fri, Dec 05 1958
Portrait of Peter LützPeter Lütz. Peter Lütz was >> in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'Sound'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Herbert LinderHerbert Linder. Herbert Linder was >> in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as 'Sound'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday