• Oct 18, 1974
  • 187 min
  • Full-HD

Karl May (1974)

This ethereal, three-hour biopic is the middle film in Hans-Jürgen Syberberg’s “German Trilogy” on the mythological foundations of the Third Reich. By fusing theater, music, and cinema, Syberberg conjures up Karl May (1842-1912), the immensely popular German author, who set many of his adventure novels in an idealized version of the American Wild West. His tales of the cowboy and the Ubermensch alike were beloved by many, including (Our) Hitler, who supposedly ordered his generals to read May works after defeats in the Russian campaign.

Category
Country
Germany
Companies
TMS Film GmbH ZDF

Helmut Käutner

Karl May

Kristina Söderbaum

Emma May

Käthe Gold

Klara May

Attila Hörbiger

Schriftsteller Dittrich

Rudolf Fernau

Anwalt Bredereck

Lil Dagover

Berta von Suttner

Mady Rahl

Pauline Münchmeyer

Rudolf Prack

sächsischer Justizminister

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