Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1945)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

German filmmaker (1945–1982)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker, dramatist and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement. He directed over 40 films that span a variety of genres; frequently…