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After Martha Hyer's tyrannical father dies suddenly during their holiday in Italy, she meets and is proposed to by engineer Helmut Salomon. After their marriage, Helmut's behavior becomes increasingly oppressive and Martha becomes ever more fearful and desparate.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Connoisseur Video (Firm), British Film Institute
Other Authors: Carstensen, Margit, 1940-, Böhm, Karlheinz, 1928-2014, Fackeldey, Gisela, Hoven, Adrian, Valentin, Barbara, 1940-2002, Fassbinder, Rainer Werner, 1945-1982, Märthesheimer, Peter, 1937-2004, Woolrich, Cornell, 1903-1968
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
German
Language Notes:German dialogue with English subtitles.
Published: London : Connoisseur Video : British Film Institute, [1997]
Subjects:
Marriage > Drama.
Abusive men > Drama.
Wives > Drama.
Feature films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, German.
Description
Summary:After Martha Hyer's tyrannical father dies suddenly during their holiday in Italy, she meets and is proposed to by engineer Helmut Salomon. After their marriage, Helmut's behavior becomes increasingly oppressive and Martha becomes ever more fearful and desparate.
Item Description:A videocassette release of the film produced in 1974.
Based on the story, For the rest of her life by Cornell Woolrich.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (113 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS (PAL).
Audience:BBFC rating: 15.
Production Credits:Director, Rainer Werner Fassbinder ; producer, Peter Märthesheimer ; screenplay, Rainer Werner Fassbinder ; director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Liesgret Schmitt-Klink.