Vom König Midas (1963)
On an open‐air stage, a small town’s Pioneers enact King Midas’s tale: granted by Bacchus the power to turn everything he touches to gold, Midas’s greed backfires when even food becomes gold. Desperate, he begs the god to reverse the gift, only to be left with donkey’s ears as a lifelong reminder.
Director: Günter Stahnke
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Dietrich Heilmann as Midas |
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Günter Pudak as |
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Manfred Hennecke as |
| Directing | Günter Stahnke | Director |
| Writing | Günter Stahnke | Writer |
| Writing | Günter Kunert | Writer |
| Crew | Lothar Gerber | Cinematography |
| Sound | Kurt Schwaen | Music |
| Editing | Helga Emmrich | Editor |