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Rainer Werner Fassbinder (31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a West German filmmaker, actor, playwright, theatre director, composer, cinematographer, editor, and essayist. He is widely regarded as a prominent figure and catalyst of the New German Cinema movement.

First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Full Name at Birth
Rainer Werner Maria Fassbinder
Other Names
Rainer W. Fassbinder
R.W. Fassbinder
R.W.F.
Franz Walsch
Franz Walsh
Franz Alsch
Age
37 (age at death)
Date of Birth
Birthplace
Date of Death
Location of Death
Cause of Death
Drug Overdose (from a lethal cocktail of cocaine and barbiturates)
Buried
Bogenhausener Friedhof
Height
Star Sign
Sexuality
Ethnicity
Nationality
Occupation
Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, theatre director and essayist
Occupation Category
Claim to Fame
One of the leaders of New German Cinema
Year(s) Active
1965–82
1965–1982
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