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Love the Hard Way

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Love the Hard Way." Oscar-winner Adrien Brody and Charlotte Ayanna star in this drama about a thief who falls for a curious, beautiful young woman. As their intimacy grows, a slick cop (Pam Greer) is closing in.

Running Time: 75 mins. (television episode)

Running Time: 975 mins. (television total)

Running Time: 61 mins. (film episode)

Running Time: 921 mins. (film total)

Additional Notes: dialogue German

Country Of Origin: West Germany

Country Of Origin: Italy

starring: Hanna Schygulla, Gunter Lamprecht, Franz Buchrieser, Gottfried John, Barbara Sukowa, Peter Kolleck, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Brigitte Mira, Hans Zander, Mechthild Grossmann

director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Taken from Alfred Doblin's 1929 novel, the plot revolves around Franz Biberkopf who gets out of prison determined to live respectably. However, Franz takes up with Reinhold, a gangster, and a strange, symbiotic relationship develops resulting in murder.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Franz Biberkopf

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