Three sequences are linked together in this short film by Straub; the first sequence is a long tracking shot from a car of prostitutes plying their trade on the night-time streets of Germany; the second is a staged play, cut down to 10 minutes by Straub and photographed in a single take; the final sequence covers the marriage of James and Lilith, and Lilith’s subsequent execution of her pimp, played by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. "The film is a look entirely at Western decadence" - Jean-Marie Straub.
Unfortunately the movie The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Jean-Marie Straub | Director |
Writing | Jean-Marie Straub | Screenplay |
Writing | Danièle Huillet | Screenplay |
Directing | Danièle Huillet | Director |
Writing | Helmut Färber | Writer |
Camera | Niklaus Schilling | Director of Photography |
Production | Klaus Hellwig | Producer |
Sound | Peter Lütz | Sound |
Production | Danièle Huillet | Producer |
Sound | Herbert Linder | Sound |
Writing | Ferdinand Bruckner | Theatre Play |
Sound | Klaus Eckelt | Sound |
Camera | Hubertus Hagen | Director of Photography |