Filmography
All titles written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder unless stated otherwise. According to Hanna Schygulla, Fassbinder had no part in making of Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?; it was realized from his idea by Michael Fengler, his assistant.
| Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | This Night | This Night | Short. Lost. |
| 1966 | The City Tramp | Der Stadtstreicher | Short. |
| 1966/67 | The Little Chaos | Das kleine Chaos | Short. |
| 1969 | Love Is Colder Than Death | Liebe ist kälter als der Tod | |
| 1969 | Katzelmacher (aka Cock Artist) | Katzelmacher | Based on his play. |
| 1970 | Gods of the Plague | Götter der Pest | |
| 1970 | The Coffee House | Das Kaffeehaus | Video recording for German TV. Based on a play by Carlo Goldoni. |
| 1970 | Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? | Warum läuft Herr R. Amok? | Co-directed and written (improvisation instructions) with Michael Fengler. |
| 1970 | The American Soldier | Der amerikanische Soldat | |
| 1970 | The Niklashausen Journey | Die Niklashauser Fahrt | TV film. Co-directed with Michael Fengler. |
| 1971 | Rio das Mortes | Rio das Mortes | TV film. |
| 1971 | Pioneers in Ingolstadt | Pioniere in Ingolstadt | TV film. Based on a play by Marieluise Fleißer. |
| 1971 | Whity | Whity | |
| 1971 | Beware of a Holy Whore | Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte | |
| 1972 | The Merchant of Four Seasons | Händler der vier Jahreszeiten | |
| 1972 | The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant | Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant | Based on his play. |
| 1972–1973 | Eight Hours Are Not a Day | Acht Stunden sind kein Tag | TV series, 5 episodes. |
| 1972 | Bremen Freedom | Bremer Freiheit | TV film. Based on his play. |
| 1973 | Jail Bait | Wildwechsel | TV film. Based on a play by Franz Xaver Kroetz. |
| 1973 | World on a Wire | Welt am Draht | TV film in two parts. Based on the novel Simulacron-3 by Daniel F. Galouye. Co-written with Fritz Müller-Scherz. |
| 1974 | Nora Helmer | Nora Helmer | Video recording for German TV. Based on A Doll's House by Ibsen (German translation by Bernhard Schulze). |
| 1974 | Ali: Fear Eats the Soul | Angst essen Seele auf | Inspired by Douglas Sirk's All That Heaven Allows. |
| 1974 | Martha | Martha | 16mm TV film. Based on the story "For the Rest of Her Life" by Cornell Woolrich. |
| 1974 | Effi Briest | Fontane – Effi Briest oder: Viele, die eine Ahnung haben von ihren Möglichkeiten und Bedürfnissen und dennoch das herrschende System in ihrem Kopf akzeptieren durch ihre Taten und es somit festigen und durchaus bestätigen |
Based on the novel by Theodor Fontane. |
| 1975 | Like a Bird on a Wire | Wie ein Vogel auf dem Draht | TV film. Co-written with Christian Hohoff and Anja Hauptmann. |
| 1975 | Fox and His Friends | Faustrecht der Freiheit | Co-written with Christian Hohoff. |
| 1975 | Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven | Mutter Küsters Fahrt zum Himmel | Co-written with Kurt Raab. Based on the short story "Mutter Krausens Fahrt Ins Glück" by Heinrich Zille. |
| 1975 | Fear of Fear | Angst vor der Angst | TV film. Based on the novel by Asta Scheib. |
| 1976 | I Only Want You to Love Me | Ich will doch nur, daß ihr mich liebt | TV film. Based on the book Lebenslänglich by Klaus Antes and Christiane Erhardt. |
| 1976 | Satan's Brew | Satansbraten | |
| 1976 | Chinese Roulette | Chinesisches Roulette | |
| 1977 | Women in New York | Frauen in New York | TV film. Based on the play by Clare Boothe Luce. |
| 1977 | The Stationmaster's Wife | Bolwieser | TV film in two parts. Based on the play by Oskar Maria Graf. |
| 1978 | Germany in Autumn | Deutschland im Herbst | Fassbinder directed 26-minute episode for this omnibus film. |
| 1978 | Despair | Despair – Eine Reise ins Licht | Screenplay by Tom Stoppard. Based on the novel by Vladimir Nabokov. |
| 1978 | In a Year of 13 Moons | In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden | |
| 1979 | The Marriage of Maria Braun | Die Ehe der Maria Braun | Co-written with Pea Fröhlich and Peter Märthesheimer. |
| 1979 | The Third Generation | Die dritte Generation | |
| 1980 | Berlin Alexanderplatz | Berlin Alexanderplatz | 16mm TV film series, 14 episodes. Based on the novel by Alfred Döblin. |
| 1981 | Lili Marleen | Lili Marleen | Based on Der Himmel hat viele Farben, the autobiography of Lale Andersen. Co-written with Manfred Purzer and Joshua Sinclair. |
| 1981 | Theater in Trance | Theater im Trance | Documentary. |
| 1981 | Lola | Lola | Co-written with Pea Fröhlich and Peter Märthesheimer. |
| 1982 | Veronika Voss | Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss | Co-written with Pea Fröhlich and Peter Märthesheimer. |
| 1982 | Querelle | Querelle | Co-written with Burkhard Driest. Based on the novel Querelle de Brest by Jean Genet. |
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