Margarethe Von Trotta

Also Credited As:

Margarethe Roloff
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Biography

She then co-scripted (and narrated) Schlondorff's "The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach" (1971), turned in a precise, riveting performance in the lead role of "Coup de Grace" (1974) and co-directed "The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum" (1975) with her husband. Von Trotta made an impressive solo directing debut with "The Re-awakening of Christa Klages" (1977). The film introduces many of the themes that recur in her later work: the …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Writer

Born

February 21, 1942

LATEST CREDITS

Der Fangschuss

Sophie

Strohfeuer

Actor

Three Women Filmmakers

Actor

Die Moral der Ruth Halbfass

Actor

Gods of the Plague

Margarethe

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

Actor

The American Soldier

Maid

Beware of a Holy Whore

Production Secretary

Calling the Shots

Herself

Hands Up!

Actor

Blaubart

Jutta

Die Atlantikschwinner

Swimming Instructor

The Night of the Film-Makers

Herself

The Long Silence

Director

Vision

Director

The Other Woman

Director

The Second Awakening of Christa Klages

Director

Fear and Love

Director

Ich Bin Die Andere

Director

L' Africana

Director

Rosa Luxemburg

Director

Rosenstrasse

Director

Marianne and Julianne

Director

The Promise

Director

Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness

Director