Fabian (film)

Fabian is a 1980 West German drama film directed by Wolf Gremm. It is based on the novel Fabian, the Story of a Moralist (1931) by German author Erich Kästner. The film was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 53rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not receive a nomination.[1]

Fabian
Directed byWolf Gremm
Produced byRegina Ziegler
Written byErich Kästner (novel)
StarringHans Peter Hallwachs
CinematographyJürgen Wagner
Production
company
Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • 25 April 1980 (1980-04-25)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Plot

The story of Jacob Fabian, a somewhat liberal Berlin advertising copywriter who witnesses the collapse of the prewar German society during the 1930s.

Cast

See also

References

  1. H. G. Pflaum. "On the history of the German candidates for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film". German Films. Archived from the original on 2009-05-09. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
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