The Niklashausen Journey (1970)
Can a small group of people start a proletarian revolution, asks the "Black Monk" in a leather jacket? The medieval shepherd, Hans Boehm, claims to have been called by the Virgin Mary to create a revolt against the church and the landowners. The "Black Monk" suggests that he would have more success if he dressed up Johanna and had her appear as the Virgin Mary.
Directors: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Michael Fengler.
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Michael König as Hans Boehm |
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Hanna Schygulla as Johanna |
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Schwarzer Mönch |
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Margit Carstensen as Margarete |
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Walter Sedlmayr as Pastor |
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Günther Kaufmann as Bauernführer |
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Kurt Raab as Bischof |
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Ingrid Caven as Schreiendes Mädchen |
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Peer Raben as Monsignore |
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Franz Maron as |
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Karl Scheydt as |
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Hanna Köhler as |
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Peter Berling as |
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Carla Egerer as |
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Michael Fengler as |
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Sigi Graue as |
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Magdalena Montezuma as |
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Elga Sorbas as |
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Ursula Strätz as |
| Directing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Director |
| Writing | Michael Fengler | Writer |
| Directing | Michael Fengler | Director |
| Directing | Harry Baer | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Writer |
| Art | Kurt Raab | Production Design |
| Editing | Thea Eymèsz | Editor |
| Sound | Peer Raben | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Dietrich Lohmann | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Editor |