The Morals of Ruth Halbfass
1972, German. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff.
Ruth is the wife of well-heeled corsetry manufacturer Erich Halbfass. As business booms, Erich lives frivolously and their daughter Aglaia attends school. The bored middle-class wife begins a secret affair with Aglaia's drawing teacher, setting murder and manslaughter in motion.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 12 April 1972
- Original title
- Die Moral der Ruth Halbfass
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Peter Hamm, Volker Schlöndorff
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The Morals of Ruth Halbfass runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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The Morals of Ruth Halbfass isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 April 1972. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Morals of Ruth Halbfass?
The Morals of Ruth Halbfass (1972) was directed by Volker Schlöndorff and stars Senta Berger, Margarethe von Trotta, Helmut Griem.