Abstract

The filmmaker, actor, and theater director Rainer Werner Fassbinder was one of the most productive and controversial artists in West German film and theater in the 1970s and early 1980s. Both his life and work were characterized by an explosive mixture of elements drawn from the counterculture and commercial media alike. This photo shows Fassbinder in his 1982 film “Kamikaze 1989.”

Still from the Fassbinder Film “Kamikaze 1989” (1982)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Source

Source: Still from the film “Kamikaze 1989.” Subject: Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1946–1982), director and actor.
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Recommended Citation

Still from the Fassbinder Film “Kamikaze 1989” (1982), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/two-germanies-1961-1989/ghdi:image-70> [September 25, 2026].