
“Stars don't die, they fade away.”
In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Marianne Katz, who keeps her supplied with morphine. After meeting sports writer Robert Krohn, Veronika begins to dream of a return to stardom. As the couple's relationship escalates in intensity, Veronika begins seriously planning her return to the screen -- only to realize how debilitated she has become through her drug habit.
Release Date: 5/13/1982
Runtime: 105 minutes
Languages: English, German
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
00Companies: Laura Film, Tango Film, Rialto Film, Trio Film, Maran Film, Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Countries: Germany

Rosel Zech
Veronika Voss

Hilmar Thate
Robert Krohn

Cornelia Froboess
Henriette

Annemarie Düringer
Dr. Marianne Katz

Doris Schade
Josefa

Erik Schumann
Dr. Edel

Elisabeth Volkmann
Grete

Armin Mueller-Stahl
Max Rehbein

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Kinobesucher (uncredited)

Peter Berling
Filmproduzent / Dicker Mann

Günther Kaufmann
G.I. / Dealer (as Günter Kaufmann)
Sonja Neudorfer
Verkäuferin
2014