Tilman Riemenschneider
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The important German wood sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider (born around 1460) is considered to be artistically and socially established. He was a councillor in Würzburg and held several offices. In his works and in the way he conducted his office, he showed himself to be connected to the common people, who revered him. But he also had a patron in the art-loving Prince-Bishop Konrad von Thüngen. But when the peasants' uprising spread to Würzburg in 1525, Riemenschneider stood up for the rights of the peasants and opposed the use of soldiers, Thüngen became his bitter opponent. Although he initially flees from the superior forces, he returns after the uprising has been suppressed and imprisons Riemenschneider. Weeks later, he is released from prison. His hands were broken, but not his steadfastness.
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Emil Stöhr
Tilman Riemenschneider
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Ein Stück Himmel
Robert Mayer, der Arzt aus Heilbronn
Gerd Michael Henneberg
Fürstbischoff Konrad von Thüringen
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Soldiers of Freedom
Das Licht der schwarzen Kerze
Helmut Spieß
Joachim Barckhausen
Eugen Klagemann
Annekathrin Bürger
Anna
Known for
Scene of the Crime
Back on Track
Harry Hindemith
Joachim Werzlau
Kurt Oligmüller
Domherr
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Lissy
52 Weeks Make A Year
Alexander Stenbock-Fermor
Ursula Rudzki
Johannes Curth
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Professor Mamlock
The Captain from Cologne
Helmut Spieß Director · Alexander Stenbock-Fermor Writer Joachim Barckhausen Writer
First release December 5, 1958 · Produced in XG · Production DEFA
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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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DEFA
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XG
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Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · December 5, 1958
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