Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Franz Walsch
Born	May 31, 1946 • Germany
Died	June 10, 1982 (aged 36) • Munich • Germany
Notable Works	“Chinese Roulette” • “Despair” • “In a Year of 13 Moons” • “The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant” • “The Marriage of Maria Braun” • “Veronika Voss”

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