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Wolz – Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist

Wolz – Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist

Genres

Drama

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Soldier Ignaz Wolz returns from WWI with an immeasurable hatred of capitalist war profiteers. He decides to start his own revolution, but tries to stay away from the organized class struggle. He steals from the rich men and divides the wealth among the poor. One day, Wolz is arrested and sentenced to life in prison; seven years later he is released due to mass protests. More than ever, it is hard for him to fit in. He severs ties with his former companions, who reject his ideas, and leaves Germany.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

25 November 1973

Country

East Germany

Cast

Regimantas Adomaitis

Regimantas Adomaitis

Ignaz Wolz

Carin Abicht

Carin Abicht

Prostituierte

Heidemarie Wenzel

Heidemarie Wenzel

Agnes

Jörg Panknin

Jörg Panknin

Morgner

Peter Hölzel

Peter Hölzel

Kassierer

Rainer Kleinstück

Rainer Kleinstück

Rudi

Günter Wolf

Günter Wolf

Arthur

Herwart Grosse

Herwart Grosse

Gustav

Václav Kotva

Václav Kotva

Geiger

Günter Drescher

Günter Drescher

der Ältere

Klaus Gehrke

Klaus Gehrke

der Lange

Erich Gerberding

Erich Gerberding

Rohne

Adolf Peter Hoffmann

Adolf Peter Hoffmann

Oberst

Wolf Goette

Wolf Goette

Bürgermeister

Helga Göring

Helga Göring

Vermieterin

Horst Hiemer

Horst Hiemer

Gefängnisbeamter

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

2. Genosse

Stanislav Lyubshin

Stanislav Lyubshin

Ludwig

Wolfgang Brunecker

Wolfgang Brunecker

Vater von Agnes

Erwin Berner

Erwin Berner

Bruder von Agnes

Rolf Colditz

Rolf Colditz

Verwalter

Helmut Bez

Helmut Bez

Herr

Astrid Bless

Astrid Bless

Dirne

Horst Friedrich

Horst Friedrich

Neuer Gefängnisdirektor

Helmut Schreiber

Helmut Schreiber

Bierkutscher

Traute Sense

Traute Sense

Frau Rohne

Alfred Struwe

Alfred Struwe

2. Polizeioffizier

Klaus Tilsner

Klaus Tilsner

2. Begleiter

Werner Riemann

Werner Riemann

4. Begleiter

Hannelore Wüst

Hannelore Wüst

2. Dame

Rolf Ripperger

Rolf Ripperger

Polizist

Christoph Beyertt

Christoph Beyertt

Reporter

Marylu Poolman

Marylu Poolman

1. Dame

Christiane Lanzke

Christiane Lanzke

Hure

Karl-Ernst Sasse

Karl-Ernst Sasse

Pianist

Nico Turoff

Nico Turoff

Mann

Alfred Rücker

Alfred Rücker

Begleiter

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