''Shadow of Angels'' () is a 1976 Swiss

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Daniel Schmid Daniel Walter Schmid (26 December 1941 – 5 August 2006) was a Swiss theatre and film director. Biography In 1982, his film ''Hécate'' was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. His film ''Beresina, or the Last Days of Sw ...

. It was entered into the

1976 Cannes Film Festival The 29th Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 28 May 1976. American author Tennessee Williams served as jury president for the main competition. American filmmaker Martin Scorsese won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama ...

. The film is based upon the play ''Der Müll, die Stadt und der Tod'' by

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder (; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker, dramatist and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema moveme ...

Cast

Ingrid Caven Ingrid Caven (born 3 August 1938) is a German film actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in several films directed by her husband, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, including '' Love Is Colder Than Death'' (1969), '' Why Does Herr R. Run Am ...

- Lily Brest *

- Raoul *

Klaus Löwitsch Klaus Löwitsch (8 April 1936 – 3 December 2002) was a German actor, best known in Germany for his starring role in the television detective series '' Peter Strohm''. He appeared in several films directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, begin ...

- Jude / Broker *

Annemarie Düringer Annemarie Düringer (26 November 1925 – 26 November 2014) was a Swiss actress. She was born in Arlesheim, Basel-Landschaft. The daughter of a Swiss industrialist, she graduated from Cours Simon, Paris in 1946, and from the Max Reinhardt Semi ...

- Luise Müller *

Adrian Hoven Adrian Hoven (18 May 1922 – 28 April 1981) was an Austrian actor, producer and film director. He appeared in 100 films between 1947 and 1981. He was born in Wöllersdorf, Austria as ''Wilhelm Arpad Hofkirchner'' and died in Tegernsee, We ...

- Herr Müller, ihr Mann *

Boy Gobert Boy Gobert (5 June 1925 – 30 May 1986) was a German film and television actor. Partial filmography * '' Island of the Dead'' (1955) – Schiffs-Steward * ''A Heart Full of Music'' (1955) – Granito Bubiblanca * ''My Children and I'' (1955) � ...

- Chief of Police: Müller II *

Ulli Lommel Ulli Lommel (21 December 1944 – 2 December 2017) was a German Film actor, actor and Film director, director, noted for his many collaborations with Rainer Werner Fassbinder and his association with the New German Cinema movement. Lommel spent ...

- Der kleine Prinz / Little Prince *

Jean-Claude Dreyfus Jean-Claude Dreyfus (born 18 February 1946, in Paris) is a French actor, comedian, and author. He began his career in film acting in 1974 in the film ''Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard''. Dreyfus is notable for his portrayal ...

- Zwerg / Dwarf (as Jean-Claude Dreyfuss) *

Irm Hermann Irmgard Hermann (4 October 194226 May 2020) was a German actress. She worked in film, television, and the stage, appearing in over 160 film and television productions. She was discovered, without formal training, by Rainer Werner Fassbinder who c ...

- Emma *

Alexander Allerson Alexander Allerson (born 19 May 1930) is a German film and television actor.Watson p.299 Partial filmography * '' Man and Beast'' (1963), as SS-Man Goldap * '' Encounter in Salzburg'' (1964), as Mahlke * ''The Upper Hand'' (1966) * ''The Trap S ...

- Hans von Gluck *

Harry Baer Harry Baer (born Harry Zöttl on 27 September 1947) is a German actor, producer and author, best known for his work with director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He has also been credited as Harry Bär. Life Harry Baer began his career in Munich when h ...

- Helfritz

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* 1976 films 1976 drama films 1970s German-language films Films directed by Daniel Schmid Films produced by Michael Fengler Films set in Frankfurt Swiss films based on plays Films à clef Swiss drama films Films based on works by Rainer Werner Fassbinder {{Switzerland-film-stub