Love Is Colder Than Death
Jan 16 1970
•1h 28m
•Crime, Drama
Small-time pimp Franz is torn between his mistress and Bruno, the gangster sent after him by a shady crime syndicate he has refused to join.
Cast
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Ulli Lommel
Bruno
Hanna Schygulla
Johanna
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Franz
Katrin Schaake
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