Fear of Fear

Jul 8, 1975

1h 28m

★ 6.2

Overview

After having her second child, a German housewife suffers from postpartum depression before inexplicably falling into a continually misdiagnosed mental state, befuddling her relatives.

Genres

TV Movie

Drama

Production Companies

WDR

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Cast

Margot

Margit Carstensen

Kurt, ihr Mann

Ulrich Faulhaber

Mutter

Brigitte Mira

Lore

Irm Hermann

Karli

Armin Meier

Herr Bauer

Kurt Raab

Dr. Merck

Adrian Hoven

Edda

Ingrid Caven

Mrs. Schall

Lilo Pempeit

Dr. Auer

Herbert Steinmetz

Dr. Rozenbaum

Hark Bohm

Patient (uncredited)

Alfred Edel

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