Die Ehe der Maria Braun (The Marriage Of Maria Braun) (1979) Drama, Romance. Maria marries Hermann Braun in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. Alone, Maria puts to use her beauty and ambition in order to find prosperity during Germany's "economic miracle" of the 1950s. Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder Writers Pea Fröhlich Peter Märthesheimer Rainer Werner Fassbinder Stars Hanna Schygulla Klaus Löwitsch Ivan Desny