The read
It runs a compact 1h 1m.
Synopsis
On April 12, 1910, before the magistrate's court in Berlin-Charlottenburg: The defamation suit brought by Karl May, creator of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand, against editor Rudolf Lebius is being heard. Lebius had called May a "born criminal" and brought his past offenses into the spotlight. May's lawyer counters this with a description of May's difficult life and puts Karl May's work in a completely different light...
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Key crew
- Hans HeinrichDirector
- Hellmut KotschenreutherWriter
Cast
- Friedrich G. BeckhausKarl May
- Walter JanssenRichter
- Peter SchiffLouis Krügel
- Bruno W. PantelBauer Reimann
- Manfred MeurerGendarm
- Günter HankeKarl Mays Anwalt
- Toni HerbertRudolf Lebius
- Gerhard SchinschkeRudolf Lebius' Anwalt
- Werner StockSeilermeister Krause
- Lex BarkerOld Shatterhand (archive footage)
- Rik BattagliaNirwan (archive footage)
- Pierre BriceWinnetou (archive footage)