Fabian
Directed by	Wolf Gremm
Written by	Erich Kästner (novel)
Produced by	Regina Ziegler
Starring	Hans Peter Hallwachs
Cinematography	Jürgen Wagner
Production company	Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	25 April 1980 (1980-04-25)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Fabian (German pronunciation: [ˈfaːbi̯aːn] ^ⓘ) is a 1980 West German drama film directed by Wolf Gremm. It is based on the novel Fabian. Die Geschichte eines Moralisten (1931; German: Fabian. Die Geschichte eines Moralisten, pronounced [ˈfaːbi̯aːn diː ɡəˈʃɪçtə ˈaɪnəs moʁaˈlɪstn̩] ^ⓘ) 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.^[1]

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