Lili Marleen (film) an underground group of German Jews. Of the 23 theatrical films that Fassbinder directed, Lili Marleen was the only one that Germany submitted to the Academy to be considered for a Best Foreign Language Film nomination. The film, while a German production, was one of the few that Fassbinder shot in English. Ultimately, the film was not nominated. Lili Marleen (film) Lili Marleen is a 1981 West German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Hanna Schygulla. The screenplay was produced using the autobiographical novel "Der Himmel hat viele Farben" ("The Heavens Have Many Colors") by Lale Andersen.
Mel Ferrer "Lost Boundaries" (1949), playing a black person who passes for white. The film was controversial but much acclaimed. Ferrer had a support role in "Born to Be Bad" (1950) at RKO, directed by Nicholas Ray. At that studio he directed Claudette Colbert in "The Secret Fury" (1950) and did some directing on "Vendetta" (1950), "The Racket" (1951) and "Macao" (1952). Ferrer then starred as a bullfighter in "The Brave Bulls" (1951) for Robert Rossen at Columbia. Ferrer fought with Arthur Kennedy over Marlene Dietrich in "Rancho Notorious" (1952) directed by Fritz Lang at RKO. Ferrer went over to MGM replacing