A Free Woman
1972, German. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff.
A divorced thirtysomething woman fights a losing battle in Munich to attain belated self-fulfillment. The die is cast in a briskly impersonal society geared to male dominance and early training for career women.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 1 November 1972
- Original title
- Strohfeuer
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff
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A Free Woman runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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A Free Woman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 November 1972. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Free Woman?
A Free Woman (1972) was directed by Volker Schlöndorff and stars Margarethe von Trotta, Friedhelm Ptok, Martin Lüttge.