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A Free Woman (1972)
100 min | Drama

A Free Woman (1972)

100 min | Drama

A divorced woman in her thirties fights a losing battle in Munich to attain belated self-fulfillment. The die is cast in a briskly impersonal society geared to male dominance and early training for career women.

Director

Volker Schlöndorff

Writers

Volker Schlöndorff | Margarethe von Trotta

Producers

Hans Prescher | Volker Schlöndorff

Composers

Stanley Myers | Stanley Myers

Cinematographer

Sven Nykvist

Editor

Suzanne Baron

Production Designers

Nicos Perakis (as Nikos Perakis) | Nikos Perakis

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Updated Aug 31, 1972

Release date

Jun 17, 1974 (United States)

Awards

2 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
25 cast members

Name	Known for
Margarethe von Trotta Elisabeth Junker Elisabeth Junker See fewer	Hannah Arendt (2012)
Friedhelm Ptok Hans-Helmut Junker Hans-Helmut Junker See fewer	Ich bin eine Terroristin (2010)
Martin Lüttge Oskar Merz Oskar Merz See fewer	Der Lord von Barmbeck (1974)
Walter Sedlmayr Personalchef Personalchef See fewer	Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird (1972)
Georg Marischka Schmollinger Schmollinger See fewer	The Boys from Brazil (1978)
Konrad Farner Kunsthistoriker (as Dr Konrad Farner) Kunsthistoriker (as Dr Konrad Farner) See fewer	Dialog (1971)
Ruth Hellberg Mutter Elisabeth Mutter Elisabeth See fewer	Im Kreise der Lieben (1991)
Nikolaus Vesely Nicky Nicky See fewer	A Free Woman (1972)
Ute Ellin Irm Irm See fewer	The Golden Thing (1972)
Maria Brunner Actress Actress See fewer	A Free Woman (1972)
Else Domberger Actress Actress See fewer	A Free Woman (1972)
Renate Donle Actress Actress See fewer	A Free Woman (1972)
Wilhelm Grasshoff Actor Actor See fewer	Der plötzliche Reichtum der armen Leute von Kombach (1971)
Edgar Gredler Actor Actor See fewer	A Free Woman (1972)
Anne-Marie Guidarini Actress Actress See fewer	A Free Woman (1972)
Horatius Häberle Actor (as Horatius Heberle) Actor (as Horatius Heberle) See fewer	Good Land (1982)
Eva Meier Actress Actress See fewer	Der Kommissar (1969)
Alfred Maier Actor (as Fred Maier) Actor (as Fred Maier) See fewer	A Free Woman (1972)
Volker Elis Pilgrim Actor (as Eli Pilgrim) Actor (as Eli Pilgrim) See fewer	Tod und Teufel (1974)
Maria Singer Actress Actress See fewer	Tatort (1970)
Wolfgang Bächler Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness (1979)
Peter Kaiser Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	The American Friend (1977)
Joachim Kraus Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	ZDF-Fernsehgarten (1986)
Hans Ohly Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	The Morals of Ruth Halbfass (1972)
Volker Schlöndorff Man in café (uncredited) Man in café (uncredited) See fewer	The Tin Drum (1979)