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The Morals of Ruth Halbfass (1972)

5.5 | Apr 12, 1972 (DE) | Drama, Comedy | 01:29

Ruth is the wife of Erich Halbfass, a well-heeled corsetry manufacturer. Business is booming, Erich splashes around in the house swimming pool and daughter Aglaia attends school well. The bored middle-class wife begins a secret affair with Aglaia's drawing teacher Franz Vogelsang, setting murder and manslaughter in motion.

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Senta Berger
Ruth Halbfass
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Margarethe von Trotta
Doris Vogelsang
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Helmut Griem
Franz Vogelsang
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Peter Ehrlich
Erich Halbfass
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Wilhelm Grasshoff
Bankdirektor Spengler
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Walter Sedlmayr
Waffenhändler
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Karl-Heinz Merz
Bonaparte
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Susanne Rettig
Aglaia Halbfass

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