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 Mexico to work on a novel, "Tito's Hat" published in 1940. Ferrer was contracted to Columbia Pictures as a director along with several other "potentials" who began as dialogue directors: Fred Sears, William Castle, Henry Levin and Robert Gordon. Among the films he worked on were "Louisiana Hayride" (1944), "They Live in Fear" (1944), "Sergeant Mike" (1944), "Together Again" (1944), "Meet Miss Bobby Socks" (1944), "Let's Go Steady" (1944), "Ten Cents a Dance" (1945), and "A Thousand and One Nights" (1945). Some of these were Bs but others – such as 'Thousand and One Nights" – were more prestigious. Ferrer