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Fassbinder

American  
[fahs-bin-der] / ˈfɑs bɪn dər /

noun

  1. Rainer Werner 1946–82, German film actor and director.


Fassbinder British  
/ ˈfasbɪndər /

noun

  1. Rainer Werner (ˈrainər ˈvɛrnər). 1946–82, West German film director. His films include The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), Fear Eats the Soul (1974), and The Marriage of Maria Braun (1978)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In addition to Von Trier, Kier starred in films from a number of other famed European filmmakers including Werner Herzog, Dario Argento and childhood friend Rainer Werner Fassbinder over the course of his career.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

In his teenage years, Kier sparked a friendship with Fassbinder.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

From 2012 to 2018, he worked at a frantic pace that recalled the relentless productivity of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who made over 40 films before his death at 37.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2024

German actor Udo Kier has worked with some of cinema’s edgiest renegades, from Andy Warhol and Rainer Werner Fassbinder to Gus Van Sant and Lars von Trier.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2021

He was a quivering mass of tightened-up, sticky nerves since Monica Fassbinder left Burnt Mill Creek.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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