Marienthal: The Sociography of an Unemployed Community was released on February 21, 1988.

Marienthal: The Sociography of an Unemployed Community was directed by Karin Brandauer.

Marienthal: The Sociography of an Unemployed Community has a runtime of 1h 35m.

Marienthal: The Sociography of an Unemployed Community was produced by Rolf Ballmann, Kurt J. Mrkwicka, Werner Swossil.

One of the main theses of the Marienthal study was that prolonged unemployment leads to a state of apathy in which the victims do not utilize any longer even the few opportunities left to them. The vicious cycle between reduced opportunities and reduced level of aspiration has remained the focus of all subsequent discussions.

The key characters in Marienthal: The Sociography of an Unemployed Community are Ruth Weiss (Franziska Walser), Robert Bergheim (Nicolas Brieger), Kurt Schrader (Johann Nikolussi).

Marienthal: The Sociography of an Unemployed Community is a Drama film.

Marienthal: The Sociography of an Unemployed Community has an audience rating of 6.4 out of 10.