
Thomas Müntzer (1956)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | de |
Popularity | 0.3068 |
Directed By
Martin Hellberg
Crew
Martin Hellberg
Martin Hellberg
Lieselotte Johl
Friedrich Wolf
Ernst Roters
Götz Neumann
TOP CAST

Wolfgang Stumpf
Thomas Müntzer

Margarete Taudte
Ottilie von Gersen
Wolf Kaiser
Schwabenhannes

Martin Flörchinger
Heinrich Pfeiffer
Wolfgang Kaehler
Markus Stübner
Heinz Giese
Hans Buss

Ruth-Maria Kubitschek
Bärbel Buss

Albert Garbe
Bauer Barthel

Maly Delschaft
Frau Barthel

Hans-Joachim Büttner
Veit

Jochen Diestelmann
Gerber Martin
Hans W. Hamacher
Apel Wynmeister

Doris Thalmer
Frau Wynmeister

Fritz Diez
Feldhauptmann Hoffmann
Franz Loskarn
Hauptmann Krumpe

Erich Brauer
Hauptmann Nickel
Aribert Grimmer
Fuhrmann von Thomas Müntzer
Hans Wehrl
Altpfarrer Simon Haferitz

Franz Arzdorf
Bürger

Gerhard Bienert
Graf Ernst von Mansfeld

Walter Jupé
Dr. von Othera

Paul R. Henker
Ratsmeister Wettich

Rolf Ludwig
Valtin Spatz
Otto Sauter-Sarto
Fürst
Otto Stübler
Ratsmann Qualm
Gustav Trombke
Johannes Zeyss

Leonhard Ritter
Eberhard von Bodungen
Wilhelm Hinrich Holtz
Abt von Fulda

Rüdiger Renn
Kaiser Karl V.
Edgar Bennert
Kurfürst Friedrich der Weise von Sachsen

Friedrich Richter
Herzog Johann von Sachsen
Guido Goroll
Kurfürst Ludwig von der Pfalz

Peter Herden
Landgraf Philipp von Hessen

Albert Hetterle
Aleander
Heinz Hinze
Kanzler Dr. Brück
Wolf Goette
Kaplan
Sepp Klose
Erster Reisiger
Teddy Wulff
Zweiter Reisiger

Willi Schwabe
Höfling

Agnes Kraus
Hofdame