Karl May (1974)

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This ethereal, three-hour biopic is the middle film in Hans-Jürgen Syberberg’s “German Trilogy” on the mythological foundations of the Third Reich. By fusing theater, music, and cinema, Syberberg conjures up Karl May (1842-1912), the immensely popular German author, who set many of his adventure novels in an idealized version of the American Wild West. His tales of the cowboy and the Ubermensch alike were beloved by many, including (Our) Hitler, who supposedly ordered his generals to read May works after defeats in the Russian campaign.

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Runtime: 187 mins Rating: 5.3

Cast

Lil Dagover

Herself

Leon Askin

Egon von Jordan

Rudolf Lenz

Casella

Mady Rahl

Pauline Münchmeyer

Helmut Käutner

Karl May

Rudolf Schündler

Konditor Kreutzkamm

Heinz Moog

Oskar Gerlach

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Crew

Dietrich Lohmann

Director of Photography

Annette Dorn

Editor

Ingrid Broszat

Editor

Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Director

Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Writer

Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Producer

Nino Borghi

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Karl May (1974)

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