The Ancestress (1971)

Rudolf Lenz as der Graf Died 1987 · Graz, Austria

Margit Carstensen as Berta Died 2023 · Kiel, Germany Margit Carstensen (29 February 1940 – 1 June 2023) was a German theatre and film actress, best known outside Germany for roles in the works of film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Carstensen was b...

Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Jaromir Died 1982 · Bad Wörishofen, Germany Rainer Werner Fassbinder (31 May 1945 — 10 June 1982) was a German film director, screenwriter, and actor. Considered one of the most important figures in the New German Cinema, Fassbinder was prolifi...

Wolfgang Kieling as Boleslav Died 1985 · Berlin, Germany

Kurt Raab as Pfarrer Died 1988 · Bergreichenstein, Sudetenland [now Kasperské Hory, Czech Republic] Kurt Raab was a West German stage and film actor, as well as a screenwriter and playwright. Raab is best remembered for his work with German film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder, with whom he collab...

Irm Hermann as die Köchin Died 2020 · Munich, Germany Irmgard Hermann (4 October 1942 – 26 May 2020) was a German actress. She worked in film, television, and the stage, appearing in over 160 film and television productions. She was discovered, without f...