Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.
Hanna Schygulla
as Maria Braun
Klaus Löwitsch
as Hermann Braun
Ivan Desny
as Karl Oswald
George Eagles
as Bill
Gisela Uhlen
as Mother
Elisabeth Trissenaar
as Betti Klenze
Gottfried John
as Willi Klenze
Hark Bohm
as Senkenberg
Günter Lamprecht
as Hans Wetzel
Lilo Pempeit
as Frau Ehmke
Michael Ballhaus
as Counsel
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
as Peddler
