The Black Rider

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• William S. BurroughsWriter
• Robert WilsonDirector
• Robert WilsonCreator
• Tom WaitsOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Jan Moritz SteffenJunger Kuno / Vogel / Irrenarzt / Skelett
• Heinz VossbrinkKuno, Erbförster
• Susanne EisenkolbBrautjungfer / Stelzfuß' Double
• Jörg HolmWilhelms Onkel / Herzog
• Monika TahalZeuge / Vogel / Irrenarzt / Wilhelms Double / Skelett
• Soňa ČervenáVogel / Bote / Löffelweib
• Dominique HorwitzStelzfuß
• Klaus SchreiberRobert, Jägerbursche / Mann auf dem Hirsch / Georg Schmid
• Gerd KunathBertram, Förster
• Angelika ThomasAnne, seine Frau
• Annette PaulmannKätchen, seine Tochter
• Stefan KurtWilhelm, Schreiber

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