Fabian (film)

Fabian is a 1980 West German drama film directed by Wolf Gremm. It is based on the novel Fabian. Die Geschichte eines Moralisten (1931; Fabian. Die Geschichte eines Moralisten, ) by German author Erich Kästner. The film was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 53rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not receive a nomination.

Plot
The story of Jacob Fabian, a somewhat liberal Berlin advertising copywriter who witnesses the collapse of the prewar German society during the 1930s.

Cast

 * Hans Peter Hallwachs as Fabian
 * Hermann Lause as Labude
 * Silvia Janisch as Cornelia
 * Mijanou Van Baarzel as Frau Moll
 * Brigitte Mira as Frau Hohlfeld
 * Ivan Desny as Justizrat Labude
 * Charles Regnier as Erfinder
 * Ruth Niehaus as Ruth Relter
 * Carola Regnier as Frau Kulp
 * Roswitha Lippert as Frau Selow
 * Helma Seitz as Fabians Mutter