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In a Year with 13 Moons
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In a Year with 13 Moons

1978-11-17 · 124 min · ★ 6.6

Drama

Elvira Weishaupt, once a burly working-class butcher, has made an enormous sacrifice for love. She has undergone a sex change for a romantic interest who has abandoned her, and she now must struggle to reconcile her past life with her present identity.

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Directors
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Production companies
Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Filmverlag der Autoren, Tango Film
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Volker SpenglerVolker SpenglerElvira Weishaupt
Ingrid CavenIngrid CavenZora la rouge
Gottfried JohnGottfried JohnAnton Saitz
Elisabeth TrissenaarIrene Weishaupt
Eva MattesEva MattesMarie-Ann
Günther KaufmannGünther KaufmannChauffeur
Lilo PempeitLilo PempeitSchwester Gudrun
Isolde BarthIsolde BarthSybille
Karl ScheydtKarl ScheydtHacker
Walter BockmayerWalter BockmayerSeelen-Frieda
Gerhard ZwerenzBurghard Hauser
Peter KollekSaeufer
Bob DorsaySelbstmörder
Janez BermezOskar Pleitgen (uncredited)
Rainer Werner FassbinderRainer Werner FassbinderSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Günther HolzapfelAngestellter H. H. Brei (uncredited)
Ursula LilligUrsula LilligPutzfrau (uncredited)
Augusto PinochetAugusto PinochetSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

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