Love Is Colder Than Death (film)

Love Is Colder Than Death
Love Is Colder Than Death
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Written by	Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Produced by	Peer Raben; Thomas Schamoni;
Starring	Rainer Werner Fassbinder; Ulli Lommel; Hanna Schygulla;
Cinematography	Dietrich Lohmann
Music by	Holger Münzer; Peer Raben;
Release date	26 June 1969 (Berlin International Film Festival);
Running time	88 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German
Budget	DEM 95,000

Love is Colder Than Death (German: Liebe ist kälter als der Tod) is a 1969 West German black-and-white film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, his first feature film. In the original theater presentation in Berlin the title was first Kälter als der Tod; at the beginning of film production, it was Liebe – kälter als der Tod as on some film posters. The cinematographer Dietrich Lohmann and the cast as an ensemble won an award at the German Film Awards in 1970.