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Gods of the Plague
Gods of the Plague () is a 1970 West German black-and-white drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
Plot.
After his release from prison, ex-convict Franz Walsch finds his way back into the Munich criminal underworld and also finds that his attentions become focused upon two women, Joanna and Margarethe, as well as upon Günther, his friend who earlier shot his brother.
Production.
The film was shot in Munich and Dingolfing during five weeks in October
first produced play – a short piece that was expanded from forty minutes to feature length, moving the action from a country village to Munich and delaying the appearance of Jorgos.
Film career Avant-garde films (1969–1971) "Gods of the Plague" (1970).
"Gods of the Plague" ("Götter der Pest") is a bleak gangster film with a winter setting, shot mostly indoors and at night. The character of Franz (from Fassbinder's first film, but now played by Harry Baer) is released