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Fabian (film)

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Fabian
Directed byWolf Gremm
Written byErich Kästner (novel)
Produced byRegina Ziegler
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

Fabian (German pronunciation: [ˈfaːbi̯aːn] ) is a 1980 West German drama film directed by Wolf Gremm. It is based on the novel Fabian. Die Geschichte eines Moralisten (1931; German: Fabian. Die Geschichte eines Moralisten, pronounced [ˈfaːbi̯aːn diː ɡəˈʃɪçtə ˈaɪnəs moʁaˈlɪstn̩] ) 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]

Plot

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

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References

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  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 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
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