Veronika Voss

1982 · 1h45 · Film

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Starring Rosel Zech, Hilmar Thate, Cornelia Froboess, Annemarie Düringer, Doris Schade, Erik Schumann, Elisabeth Volkmann, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Peter Berling

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low

In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Marianne Katz, who keeps her supplied with morphine. After meeting sports writer Robert Krohn, Veronika begins to dream of a return to stardom. As the couple's relationship escalates in intensity, Veronika begins seriously planning her return to the screen -- only to realize how debilitated she has become through her drug habit.

Updated August 14, 2026

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