They did not make a full-length feature until 1968's "Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach", after which they made films at a fairly even rate, completing a feature every 2–3 years. In 1968, they also made a short film starring Rainer Werner Fassbinder and his theatre troupe called "The Bridegroom, the Actress and the Pimp". In the mid 1970s, they began producing films in Italy. Increasingly, they began splitting their time between Germany and Italy, as well as frequently collaborating with French and British producers.