Shadow of Angels
1976, German. Directed by Daniel Schmid.
Beautiful, detached, laconic, consumptive Lily Brest is a streetwalker with few clients. She loves her idle boyfriend, Raoul, who gambles away what little she earns. The town's power broker, called the rich Jew, discovers she is a good listener, so she's soon busy. Raoul imagines grotesque sex scenes between Lily and the Jew; he leaves her for a man. Her parents, a bitter Fascist who is a cabaret singer in drag and her wheelchair-bound mother, offer no refuge. Even though all have a philosophical bent, the other whores reject Lily because she tolerates everyone, including men. She tires of her lonely life and looks for a way out. Even that act serves the local corrupt powers.
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Daniel SchmidDirector
- Ingrid CavenLily Brest
- Rainer Werner FassbinderRaoul
- Klaus LöwitschJude
- Jean-Claude DreyfusZwerg
- Debria KalpataruMarie-Antoinette
- Annemarie DüringerLuise Müller
- Adrian HovenHerr Müller
- Boy GobertPolizeichef
- Ulli LommelDer kleine Prinz
- Irm HermannEmma
- Ila von HaspergViolet
- Peter ChatelMann / Thomas
Details
- Released
- 3 September 1976
- Original title
- Schatten der Engel
- Country
- Switzerland, Germany
- Written by
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Daniel Schmid
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What Shadow of Angels is based on
Shadow of Angels is based on Trash, the City and Death (1975) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
1975
Trash, the City and Death
By Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Shadow of Angels runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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Shadow of Angels isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 September 1976. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Shadow of Angels?
Shadow of Angels (1976) was directed by Daniel Schmid and stars Ingrid Caven, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Klaus Löwitsch.
What is Shadow of Angels based on?
Shadow of Angels is based on Trash, the City and Death (1975) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.