The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971)

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Released:
1971-04-14

Overview:
In an attempt to escape 19th-century poverty, eight farmers and day laborers attack a prince's money transport in the Hessian Hinterland.

Director:
Volker Schlöndorff

Runtime:
1h 42min

Genre:
Drama, Crime

  • Cast:
  • Georg Lehn
    as
    Hans Jacob Geiz
  • Karl-Josef Cramer
    as
    Jacob Geiz
  • Margarethe von Trotta
    as
    Sophie
  • Walter Buschhoff
    as
    Pfarrer
  • Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    as
    Bauer