The Marriage of Maria Braun film "Lili Marleen" with Hanna Schygulla in the main role. Horst Wendlandt would produce the two other films in the BRD Trilogy, "Lola" and "Veronika Voss". His success also allowed him to realize his last project, "Querelle" which was co-financed by Gaumont. As Fengler had oversold the rights to the film, the profit share of Fassbinder was an open question. Eckelkamp saw himself as the sole owner of all rights, but sent a check in the amount of 70,000 DM to Fassbinder in 1982 to appease the director. After Fassbinder's death his mother and heiress Liselotte Eder revived the claims,
Rio das Mortes (film) Rio das Mortes (film) Rio das Mortes is a 1971 color film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. One of the early Fassbinder films it stars Hanna Schygulla as Hanna, as Michael/Mike and Günther Kaufmann as Gunther. Mike and Gunther lead a boring life in Munich. Hanna, Mike’s girl friend, wants to get married but he is not interested. The two friends get hold of a treasure map of the Rio das Mortes area and decide to set out to find it in Peru. They are looking for freedom and adventure. Against Hanna’s opposition, the car is sold, and