Released:
1979-01-09

Overview:
During the time of the Peasants' Wars, the free knight Götz von Berlichingen gets into all kinds of private and political entanglements when he defends the Bishop of Bamberg. He is declared an enemy of the empire and ostracized as a robber. Insurgent peasants, of whom he becomes the leader, also betray him by attacking a town against the condition that no violence be used.

Director:
Wolfgang Liebeneiner

Runtime:
1h 42min

Genre:
History, Adventure, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Raimund Harmstorf
  as
  Götz von Berlichingen
• 
  Michèle Mercier
  as
  Adelheid von Walldorf
• 
  Klausjürgen Wussow
  as
  Adelbert von Weislingen
• 
  Silvia Reize
  as
  Elisabeth
• 
  Hans Holt
  as
  Bishop of Bamberg