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Fassbinder died on 10 June 1982, at age 37, from a lethal cocktail of cocaine and barbiturates.
Aug 28, 2024 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder (born May 31, 1945, Bad Wörishofen, Germany—died June 10, 1982, Munich, West Germany) was a German motion-picture and theatre director, writer, and actor who was an important force in postwar West German cinema.
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Jun 11, 1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder, the controversial and furiously prolific film maker most responsible for the resurgence of German cinema in the 1970's, was found dead yesterday at his home in...
On the night of June 10, 1982, Fassbinder took an overdose of cocaine and sleeping pills. When he was found, the unfinished script for a version of Rosa Luxemburg was lying next to him. So boundless was his drive and creativity that, throughout his downward spiral and even in the moment of his death, Fassbinder never ceased to be productive.
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- Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria, Germany
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- Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Sep 10, 2021 · When Rainer Werner Fassbinder died in 1982 at the age of 37, he had already released 44 feature films as a director, screenwriter and producer. He had also written 14 plays and staged 25, not...
He also directed the TV series World on a Wire (1973) and Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980). Fassbinder died on 10 June 1982, at age 37, from a lethal cocktail of cocaine and barbiturates.
May 31, 2011 · Rainier Werner Fassbinder was one of Germany’s most important post-war filmmakers. We look back at the controversial life and career of the prolific cinematic bad boy.
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