The Black Rider
1990 · 129 min · Drama, Fantasy, Music
Inspired by the German folktale, Wilhelm, a file clerk, falls in love with a huntsman's daughter. In order to marry, Wilhelm must prove his worth as a hunter and gain her father's approval. Naive and desperate, he makes a deal with a devil named Pegleg.
- Director
- Robert Wilson
- Writers
- William S. Burroughs, August Apel
- Released
- June 12, 1990
- Language
- German
Cast
Jan Moritz Steffen
Junger Kuno / Vogel / Irrenarzt / Skelett
Heinz Vossbrink
Kuno, Erbförster
Susanne Eisenkolb
Brautjungfer / Stelzfuß' Double
Jörg Holm
Wilhelms Onkel / Herzog
Monika Tahal
Zeuge / Vogel / Irrenarzt / Wilhelms Double / Skelett
Soňa Červená
Vogel / Bote / Löffelweib
Dominique Horwitz
Stelzfuß
Klaus Schreiber
Robert, Jägerbursche / Mann auf dem Hirsch / Georg Schmid
Gerd Kunath
Bertram, Förster
Angelika Thomas
Anne, seine Frau
Annette Paulmann
Kätchen, seine Tochter
Stefan Kurt
Wilhelm, Schreiber
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