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Fabian (1980) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1980 · 110 mins · German
- Directed by
- Wolf Gremm
- Starring
- Julie Felix, Ivan Desny, Herbert Leiser, Werner Lustig, Hans Peter Hallwachs, Brigitte Mira
Jacob Fabian is a charming yet penniless Berlin advertising copywriter who attracts women. As the 1930s unfold, his liberal outlook places him at odds with the tightening climate, and he watches the disintegration of pre‑war German society, its values and freedoms eroding around him.
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