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,
The Sun Also Rises (1957 film) said Gardner. Zanuck later claimed that the casting of Gardner forced the film to be postponed from September 1956 to February 1957. This meant the film could not actually be shot in Pamplona "unless we wanted to shoot a fiesta in the snow". It was decided to film it in Mexico instead. In February 1957 Tyrone Power signed to play the male lead. Mel Ferrer then joined, followed by Eddie Albert and Errol Flynn. Singer Juliette Greco was also given a role after being spotted singing in a cafe by Mel Ferrer and Audrey Hepburn. Walter Reisch withdrew as producer