Thomas Müntzer (1956)
In 1523, young Thomas Müntzer arrives with his wife Ottilie in the Thuringian village Allstedt to assume the rectorate. As a follower of Luther′s teachings, he finds in the Bible not only reasons for clerical, but also for secular reforms. But when Luther turns away from the rural population after a discord with Müntzer, it is Müntzer who becomes the peoples′ spokesman. He is forced to go to Southern Germany, where he convenes with revolting farmers. But his way leads him back to Thuringia. In 1525, he and Heinrich Pfeiffer form the centre of the Thuringian peasant uprising in Mühlhausen, but their success is diminished by the fact that peasants and craftsmen don′t seem to be able to work together. In Frankenhausen, Müntzer becomes the leader of a peasants′ army that is set to fighting the ruler′s army – and sustains a devastating loss. Müntzer is arrested and sentenced to death by decapitation for his insurgency.
Director: Martin Hellberg
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Wolfgang Stumpf as Thomas Müntzer |
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Margarete Taudte as Ottilie von Gersen |
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Wolf Kaiser as Schwabenhannes |
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Martin Flörchinger as Heinrich Pfeiffer |
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Wolfgang Kaehler as Markus Stübner |
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Heinz Giese as Hans Buss |
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Ruth-Maria Kubitschek as Bärbel Buss |
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Albert Garbe as Bauer Barthel |
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Maly Delschaft as Frau Barthel |
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Hans-Joachim Büttner as Veit |
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Jochen Diestelmann as Gerber Martin |
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Hans W. Hamacher as Apel Wynmeister |
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Doris Thalmer as Frau Wynmeister |
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Fritz Diez as Feldhauptmann Hoffmann |
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Franz Loskarn as Hauptmann Krumpe |
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Erich Brauer as Hauptmann Nickel |
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Aribert Grimmer as Fuhrmann von Thomas Müntzer |
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Hans Wehrl as Altpfarrer Simon Haferitz |
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Franz Arzdorf as Bürger |
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Gerhard Bienert as Graf Ernst von Mansfeld |
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Walter Jupé as Dr. von Othera |
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Paul R. Henker as Ratsmeister Wettich |
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Rolf Ludwig as Valtin Spatz |
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Otto Sauter-Sarto as Fürst |
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Otto Stübler as Ratsmann Qualm |
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Gustav Trombke as Johannes Zeyss |
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Leonhard Ritter as Eberhard von Bodungen |
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Wilhelm Hinrich Holtz as Abt von Fulda |
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Rüdiger Renn as Kaiser Karl V. |
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Edgar Bennert as Kurfürst Friedrich der Weise von Sachsen |
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Friedrich Richter as Herzog Johann von Sachsen |
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Guido Goroll as Kurfürst Ludwig von der Pfalz |
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Peter Herden as Landgraf Philipp von Hessen |
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Albert Hetterle as Aleander |
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Heinz Hinze as Kanzler Dr. Brück |
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Wolf Goette as Kaplan |
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Sepp Klose as Erster Reisiger |
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Teddy Wulff as Zweiter Reisiger |
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Willi Schwabe as Höfling |
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Agnes Kraus as Hofdame |
| Directing | Martin Hellberg | Director |
| Writing | Martin Hellberg | Writer |
| Editing | Lieselotte Johl | Editor |
| Writing | Friedrich Wolf | Writer |
| Sound | Ernst Roters | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Götz Neumann | Director of Photography |
