Directed by:
Rainer Werner FassbinderScreenplay:
Rainer Werner FassbinderCinematography:
Dietrich LohmannComposer:
Peer RabenCast:
Margarethe von Trotta, Harry Baer, Ingrid Caven, Günther Kaufmann, Hanna Schygulla, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Kurt Raab, Irm Hermann, Katrin Schaake (more)Plots(1)
Gods of the Plague portrays a newly released ex-con as he reacquaints himself with Munich’s criminal underworld to plan the robbery of a supermarket. In Rio Das Mortes, two feckless young friends, Michel and Günther, embark on a hare-brained scheme to look for lost treasure in Peru, against strong opposition from Michel’s fiancée. (Arrow Films)
(more)Cast
![Margarethe von Trotta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/669/160669332_c47306.jpg)
Margarethe von Trotta
German Empire
Best movies:
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971) (TV movie)
Coup de grâce (1976)
![Harry Baer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/388/160388377_e88a38.jpg)
Harry Baer
Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Jail Bait (1973) (TV movie)
![Ingrid Caven](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272270_88b84a.jpg)
Ingrid Caven
German Empire
Best movies:
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Martha (1974) (TV movie)
![Günther Kaufmann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281152_02b9f6.jpg)
Günther Kaufmann
Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
![Hanna Schygulla](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/982/164982607_1e01f8.jpg)
Hanna Schygulla
German Empire
Best movies:
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (1969)
![Rainer Werner Fassbinder](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270523_f211cc.jpg)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series) - actor, narrator
Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
![Kurt Raab](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277919_a3c515.jpg)
Kurt Raab
German Empire
Best movies:
Der Zauberberg (1982)
Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
![Irm Hermann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/909/159909705_7f761b.jpg)
Irm Hermann
German Empire
Best movies:
Der Zauberberg (1982)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
![Katrin Schaake](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/272/161272394_6f40bd.jpg)
Katrin Schaake
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
World on a Wire (1973) (TV movie)
![Lilo Pempeit](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/405/159405968_fe2dd6.jpg)
Lilo Pempeit
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
![Lilith Ungerer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/484/158484554_ab3eb4.jpg)
Lilith Ungerer
Best movies:
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Katzelmacher (1969)
Gods of the Plague (1970)
Carla Egerer
Best movies:
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Pioniere in Ingolstadt (1971) (TV movie)
Rio das Mortes (1971) (TV movie)
![Marian Seidowsky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/984/162984738_a6aacc.jpg)
Marian Seidowsky
Best movies:
Young Törless (1966)
The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971)
Gods of the Plague (1970)
Micha Cochina
Best movies:
Gods of the Plague (1970)
Yaak Karsunke
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Gods of the Plague (1970)
Love Is Colder Than Death (1969)
Jan George
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The American Soldier (1970)
Gods of the Plague (1970)
Doris Mattes
Best movies:
Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Hannes Gromball
German Empire
Best movies:
Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Satan's Brew (1976)
Peter Moland
Best movies:
Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
World on a Wire (1973) (TV movie)
Ursula Strätz
German Empire
Best movies:
Fist-Right of Freedom (1975)
Effi Briest (1974)
The Niklashausen Journey (1970) (TV movie)