Fabian

Fabian is a 1980 West German drama film directed by Wolf Gremm. It is based on the novel Fabian. Die Geschichte eines Moralisten (1931; , ) 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 See also List of submissions to the 53rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film