Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel (1969)
Michael Kohlhaas - Der Rebell
In medieval times, a horse merchant is forced by a noble to leave part of his stock as payment for crossing his land. Upon returning, he finds his horses near death, and when the noble refuses to compensate him, the merchant fights unsuccessfully against the injustice.
- Date of release
- 1969-04-11
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Volker Schlöndorff
Casting
- David Warner — Michael Kohlhaas
- Anna Karina — Elisabeth Kohlhaas
- Thomas Holtzmann — Martin Luther
- Michael Gothard — John
- Anita Pallenberg — Katrina
- Kurt Meisel — Kanzler
- Anton Diffring — Kurfürst
- Gregor von Rezzori — Kunz
- Relja Bašić — Nagel
- Inigo Jackson — Junker von Tronka
- Václav Lohniský — Herse
- Emanuel Schmied — Verwalter
Interesting facts
- Based on: Michael Kohlhaas
Man on Horseback is a 1969 West German drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff based on the novel Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. Another film based on the book was released at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
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