The Morals of Ruth Halbfass

Overview

Ruth is the wife of Erich Halbfass, a well-heeled corsetry manufacturer. Business is booming, Erich splashes around in the house swimming pool and daughter Aglaia attends school well. The bored middle-class wife begins a secret affair with Aglaia's drawing teacher Franz Vogelsang, setting murder and manslaughter in motion.

Release date

Apr 12, 1972

Rating

4.6 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 29 minutes

Genres

Drama
Comedy

Cast

Senta Berger
As Ruth Halbfass
Margarethe von Trotta
As Doris Vogelsang
Helmut Griem
As Franz Vogelsang
Peter Ehrlich
As Erich Halbfass
Marian Seidowsky
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As Francesco
Wilhelm Grasshoff
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As Bankdirektor Spengler
Walter Sedlmayr
As Waffenhändler
Karl-Heinz Merz
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As Bonaparte
Susanne Rettig
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As Aglaia Halbfass

Crew

Volker Schlöndorff
Role: Director
Peter Hamm
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Role: Screenplay
Volker Schlöndorff
Role: Screenplay
Margarethe von Trotta
Role: Assistant Director
Klaus-Oliver Keil
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Role: Assistant Director
Claus von Boro
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Role: Editor
Klaus Müller-Laue
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Role: Director of Photography
Friedrich Meyer
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Role: Original Music Composer