This ethereal, three-hour biopic starring Helmut Käutner as the writer Karl May interprets «a German hero's life» and thereby paints a picture of an entire era.
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Part of German Trilogy
3 films
Cast
19 people
Helmut Käutner
Karl May
Also in
Ein Mann namens Harry Brent
Eichholz & Söhne
Fritz von Friedl
Alexander Golling
Möbelhändler Fischer
Known for
The Odessa File
Wolfgang Büttner
Kriminalgerichtsvorsitzender Ehricke
Rainer von Artenfels
Egon von Jordan
Rudolf Fernau
Anwalt Bredereck
Guido Wieland
Stephan Paryla-Raky
Peter Kern
George Grosz
Kristina Söderbaum
Emma May
Also in
Süss, the Jew
The Golden City
Käthe Gold
Klara May
Also in
Der Bauer als Millionär
The Young Lady of Barnhelm
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg Director
First release October 18, 1974 · Produced in Germany · Production ZDF
Production
TMS Film GmbH
Production
ZDF
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 18, 1974
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No release date listed for United States.
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