The Morals of Ruth Halbfass
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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.
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Principal cast & crew: 17
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Edited by Claus Von BoroShot by Konrad KotowskiScored by Friedrich MeyerDesigned by Hanna Axmann
Also known as
- The Morals of Ruth Halbfassen
- Los amantes deben aprenderes
- Un crime ordinairefr
- La morale di Ruth Halbfassit
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Cast & Crew
17 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Margarethe Von Trotta
as Doris Vogelsang
Marian Seidowsky
as Francesco, the hairdresser
Walter Sedlmayr
as The arms dealer
Karl Heinz Merz
as Bonaparte, the killer
Susanne Rettig
as Aglaia, the daughter
Senta Berger
as Ruth Halbfass
Peter Ehrlich
as Erich Halbfass
Helmut Griem
as Franz Vogelsang
Alexandra Bogojevic
as Helga, the lover
Wilhelm Grasshoff
as Spengler, the bank director
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2Producers
1Other crew
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