Thomas Müntzer
1956 | 131m | German
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Martin Hellberg |
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| Writer: | Martin Hellberg, Friedrich Wolf |
| Staring: |
| In 1523, young Thomas Müntzer arrives with his wife Ottilie in the Thuringian village Allstedt to assume the rectorate. As a follower of Luther′s teachings, he finds in the Bible not only reasons for clerical, but also for secular reforms. But when Luther turns away from the rural population after a discord with Müntzer, it is Müntzer who becomes the peoples′ spokesman. He is forced to go to Southern Germany, where he convenes with revolting farmers. But his way leads him back to Thuringia. In 1525, he and Heinrich Pfeiffer form the centre of the Thuringian peasant uprising in Mühlhausen, but their success is diminished by the fact that peasants and craftsmen don′t seem to be able to work together. In Frankenhausen, Müntzer becomes the leader of a peasants′ army that is set to fighting the ruler′s army – and sustains a devastating loss. Müntzer is arrested and sentenced to death by decapitation for his insurgency. | |
| Release Date: | May 16, 1956 |
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| Director: | Martin Hellberg |
| Writer: | Martin Hellberg, Friedrich Wolf |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | biography |
| Production Companies | DEFA |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 15, 2025 Entered: May 15, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Wolfgang Stumpf | Thomas Müntzer |
| Margarete Taudte | Ottilie von Gersen |
| Wolf Kaiser | Schwabenhannes |
| Martin Flörchinger | Heinrich Pfeiffer |
| Wolfgang Kaehler | Markus Stübner |
| Heinz Giese | Hans Buss |
| Ruth-Maria Kubitschek | Bärbel Buss |
| Albert Garbe | Bauer Barthel |
| Maly Delschaft | Frau Barthel |
| Hans-Joachim Büttner | Veit |
| Jochen Diestelmann | Gerber Martin |
| Hans W. Hamacher | Apel Wynmeister |
| Doris Thalmer | Frau Wynmeister |
| Fritz Diez | Feldhauptmann Hoffmann |
| Franz Loskarn | Hauptmann Krumpe |
| Erich Brauer | Hauptmann Nickel |
| Aribert Grimmer | Fuhrmann von Thomas Müntzer |
| Hans Wehrl | Altpfarrer Simon Haferitz |
| Franz Arzdorf | Bürger |
| Gerhard Bienert | Graf Ernst von Mansfeld |
| Walter Jupé | Dr. von Othera |
| Paul R. Henker | Ratsmeister Wettich |
| Rolf Ludwig | Valtin Spatz |
| Otto Sauter-Sarto | Fürst |
| Otto Stübler | Ratsmann Qualm |
| Gustav Trombke | Johannes Zeyss |
| Leonhard Ritter | Eberhard von Bodungen |
| Wilhelm Hinrich Holtz | Abt von Fulda |
| Rüdiger Renn | Kaiser Karl V. |
| Edgar Bennert | Kurfürst Friedrich der Weise von Sachsen |
| Friedrich Richter | Herzog Johann von Sachsen |
| Guido Goroll | Kurfürst Ludwig von der Pfalz |
| Peter Herden | Landgraf Philipp von Hessen |
| Albert Hetterle | Aleander |
| Heinz Hinze | Kanzler Dr. Brück |
| Wolf Goette | Kaplan |
| Sepp Klose | Erster Reisiger |
| Teddy Wulff | Zweiter Reisiger |
| Willi Schwabe | Höfling |
| Agnes Kraus | Hofdame |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Martin Hellberg | Director, Writer |
| Friedrich Wolf | Writer |
| Götz Neumann | Director of Photography |
| Lieselotte Johl | Editor |
| Ernst Roters | Original Music Composer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 731 | 752 |