The City Tramp | 1966 | Original title Der Stadtstreicher | Germany Drama | Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Der Stadtstreicher is the second short film by the German director, author and actor Rainer Werner Fassbinder after the missing short film This Night. It was shot in Munich in November 1966 in black and white in 16 mm format. For the first time Irm Hermann can be seen, who played in numerous other Fassbinder films until 1980 (Lili Marleen). Storyline Just another day in the life of a tramp. Morose, quiet and with no prospects of getting it better, the life of this tramp will have some unexpected turn of events when the man finds a gun lying on the street. And with that in mind comes a peculiar question: what to do with this weapon? To deliver it to someone who can keep it safe, to some authority or to use to it for a better purpose to himself? Written by Rodrigo Amaro The film is heavily influenced by In the Sign of the Lion (1959), Eric Rohmer’s first work about a clochard. The City Tramp, Short movie, Drama Original title Der St