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Baal

1970 · 1h 24m · Drama

An exploration of the cult of the genius, an anti-heroic figure who chooses to be a social outcast and live on the fringe of bourgeois morality.

Where to watch Baal

Baal is streaming in the US on Criterion Channel.

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Cast

• Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Baal
• Sigi Graue as Ekart
• Margarethe von Trotta as Sophie
• Günther Neutze as Nech
• Hanna Schygulla as Luise
• Marian Seidowsky as Johannes
• Irmgard Paulis as Johanna
• Wilmut Borell as Mjurk
• Christine Schuberth as Stripperin Sabitka
• Walter Sedlmayr as Anwalt Pschierer
• Günther Kaufmann as Kutscher Orgauer
• Miriam Spoerri as Emilie Mech

Details

Director

Volker Schlöndorff

Released

January 7, 1970

Runtime

1h 24m

Genres

Drama

Studio

HR

Status

Released

TMDB score

5.5 / 10 from 21 votes