This Night is the first film by the German director, author and actor Rainer Werner Fassbinder from 1966, which he shot at the age of 21. Nothing is known about the content of the short film that was produced in July 1966. He is considered missing. It has been reported that he was shot in 8 mm and in color.The actor Christoph Roser financed the film. The director directed, screenplay and camera was led by Fassbinder himself. The director is also said to have acted in front of the camera with his first song.After this film, Fassbinder shot the short black-and-white film Der Stadtstreicher, his first surviving film, in November 1966.