Veronika Voss
Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss
1982, Film, 104 min, Drama, German, Germany, MoviePedia score 71
Stars don't die, they fade away.
In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Marianne Katz, who keeps her supplied with morphine. After meeting sports writer Robert Krohn, Veronika begins to dream of a return to stardom. As the couple's relationship escalates in intensity, Veronika begins seriously planning her return to the screen -- only to realize how debilitated she has become through her drug habit.
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast
- Rosel Zech as Veronika Voss
- Hilmar Thate as Robert Krohn
- Cornelia Froboess as Henriette
- Annemarie Düringer as Dr. Marianne Katz
- Doris Schade as Josefa
- Erik Schumann as Dr. Edel
- Peter Berling as Dicker Mann
- Günther Kaufmann as Dealer
- Sonja Neudorfer as Verkäuferin
- Lilo Pempeit as Chehm
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