1974
3h 7m

Summary This ethereal, three-hour biopic is the middle film in Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's "German Trilogy" on the mythological foundations of the Third Reich. View more details

1974
3h 7m

Karl May

Directed : Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Written : Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Stars : Kristina Söderbaum Helmut Käutner Attila Hörbiger Käthe Gold

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Genres : Drama History Biography

Release date : Oct 17, 1974

Countries of origin : West Germany

Language : German

Filming locations : Murcia, Spain

Production companies : Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) TMS Film GmbH

Summary This ethereal, three-hour biopic is the middle film in Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's "German Trilogy" on the mythological foundations of the Third Reich. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama History Biography

Release date : Oct 17, 1974

Countries of origin : West Germany

Language : German

Filming locations : Murcia, Spain

Production companies : Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) TMS Film GmbH

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Helmut Käutner and Kristina Söderbaum in Karl May (1974)

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