Name: Baal
Genre: Drama
Released: 1970-01-07
Duration: 1 h 24 min
Cast: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Sigi Graue, Margarethe von Trotta, Günther Neutze, Hanna Schygulla

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Weighs on you.
Makes you think.
Feels like real life.
Breaks your heart.

Not for warmth, comfort or uplift.

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At a glance

Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 72GoodWatch 66
Audience score80%
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −25 min on the typical 109
typical 10984
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
1970
January 7, 1970
56 years ago
Genre
Drama
Language
German
Original language
Made in
Germany
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityModerate
Dark themesStrong
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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Not listed for kids or family movie night.
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Directing · 3
Volker Schlöndorff Director, Screenplay, Producer
Hans-Jörg Weyhmüller Assistant Director
Klaus-Oliver Keil Assistant Director
Writing · 1
Bertolt Brecht Story
Production · 3
Hans Prescher Producer
Hellmut Haffner Producer
Hans Fries Production Manager
Camera · 1
Dietrich Lohmann Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Peter Ettengruber Editor
Sound · 1
Klaus Doldinger Original Music Composer
Art · 1
Hanna Axmann-Rezzori Set Decoration