The tracking shot along the street at night is a scene edited out of Straub's movie.

Clip(s) / Footage.

Featured in the Hanna Schygulla segment.

segments are shown

Documentary about the director of this movie

Mentioned in dialogue

the gangster outfits were used as an inspiration

the filming of the older movie is recreated

Peter von Kant's movie "Tod ist heißer als Liebe", of which a poster is seen, is a reference to this movie of Fassbinder's by reversing the title.

mentioned during the Irm Hermann scene: "I want sunglasses that the policeman wears in Psycho with Janet Leigh"

Fassbinder's line "Und Bruno ist mein Freund" ("and Bruno is a friend of mine") is a reference to G. M. Volonté's "and Niño is a friend of mine". Fassbinder and his co-star Ulli Lommel saw Damiani's film prior to shooting "Liebe ist kälter als der Tod". Fassbinder even dedicated the film to its protagonists "Linio und Cuncho" (misspelled in the original).

Character "Bruno" (Ulli Lommel) is inspired by the Alain Delon character