Karl May
1974This 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.
Acted in
Helmut Käutner
as Karl May
Kristina Söderbaum
as Emma May
Käthe Gold
as Klara May
Attila Hörbiger
as Schriftsteller Dittrich
Rudolf Fernau
as Anwalt Bredereck
Lil Dagover
as Berta von Suttner
Mady Rahl
as Pauline Münchmeyer
Rudolf Prack
as sächsischer Justizminister
Alexander Golling
as Möbelhändler Fischer
Wolfgang Büttner
as Kriminalgerichtsvorsitzender Ehricke
André Heller
as Robert Müller, Vorsitzender des akadem. Vereins
Rudolf Lenz
as Casella
Rudolf Schündler
as Konditor Kreutzkamm
Peter Kern
as George Grosz
Heinz Moog
as Oskar Gerlach
Willy Trenk-Trebitsch
Rainer von Artenfels
Leon Askin
Marquard Bohm
Peter Chatel
Erwin Faber
Fritz von Friedl
Egon von Jordan
Harry Hardt
Peter Moland
Stephan Paryla-Raky
Guido Wieland
Hans-Joachim Schmiedel
as Dr.Blau