The Tailor from Ulm (1978)
Der Schneider von Ulm
The true story of the Bavarian Tailor Albrecht Berblinger who, after a strange encounter with a balloon starts building a flying machine. Although not an engineer by profession, he never gives up. No matter how many obstacles are put in his way nor how many failures he endures, his ardour is never dampened. He continues with his dream to fly like a bird.
- Date of release
- 1978-12-19
- TMDB
- 7.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Director
- Edgar Reitz
Casting
- Tilo Prückner — Albrecht Ludwig Berblinger
- Vadim Glowna — Kaspar Fesslen
- Hannelore Elsner — Anna Berblinger
- Dieter Schidor — Schlumberger
- Marie Colbin — Irma
- Harald Kuhlmann — Jakob Degen
- Rudolf Wessely — Pointet
- Herbert Prikopa — Lratzky
- Dana Medřická — Annas Mutter
- Otto Lackovič — Moretti
- Ivan Vyskočil — Herr von Besserer
- Bronislav Poloczek — Herzog Heinrich
Interesting facts
The Tailor from Ulm is a 1978 West German drama film directed by Edgar Reitz, of Heimat fame. It is the true story of a German pioneer aviator, Albrecht Berblinger, in the late 18th century. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.
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