Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945–1982) was a German director, film producer, actor, screenwriter, and playwright. Born in Bad Wörishofen, he began working as a director and film producer in 1965 after training as an actor. In addition to films and screenplays, he also wrote poetry and essays. Fassbinder is regarded as one of the most important figures of the New German Cinema. He died in Munich in 1982.