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Karl May is a 1974 West German biographical drama film directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, starring Helmut Käutner as the writer Karl May. It is considered the second part in Syberberg's "German trilogy", preceded by Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King from 1972 and succeeded by Hitler: A Film from Germany from 1977. Filming took place in Vienna from 4 April to 17 May 1974. The budget was 1.1 million Deutsche Mark, of which the broadcaster ZDF provided 700,000 Mark.
Original Release
10/18/1974
US Release
06/25/1986
Cast
Name | Character |
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Helmut Kautner | Karl May |
Kristina Söderbaum | Emma May |
Käthe Gold | Klara May |
Attila Hörbiger | Schriftsteller Dittrich / Max Dittrich |
William Trenk | Rodolf Lebius |
Heinz Moog | Oskar Gerlach / Dr. Gerlach |
Mady Rahl | Pauline Münchmeyer |
Rainer von Artenfels | Adolf Hitler |
Leon Askin | Klotz-Sello |
Marquard Bohm | Überhorst |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Helmut Kautner | Karl May |
Kristina Söderbaum | Emma May |
Käthe Gold | Klara May |
Attila Hörbiger | Schriftsteller Dittrich / Max Dittrich |
William Trenk | Rodolf Lebius |
Heinz Moog | Oskar Gerlach / Dr. Gerlach |
Mady Rahl | Pauline Münchmeyer |
Rainer von Artenfels | Adolf Hitler |
Leon Askin | Klotz-Sello |
Marquard Bohm | Überhorst |
Peter Branoff | Dr. Hermann |
Wolfgang Büttner | Kriminalgerichtsvorsitzender Ehricke / Ehrecke von Moabit |
Peter Chatel | Horace Herzfelder |
Erwin Faber | Napoleon Krügel |
Rudolf Fernau | Anwalt Bredereck / Bredereck |
Fritz von Friedl | Larrass |
Penelope Georgiou | Penelope |
Alexander Golling | Möbelhändler Fischer / Fischer |
Peter Jost | Seyffert |
Egon von Jordan | Drei Wiener im Sophiensaal |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Producer |
Ingeborg Janiczek | Producer |