Wolz – Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist

Synopsis

Soldier Ignaz Wolz returns from WWI with an immeasurable hatred of capitalist war profiteers. He decides to start his own revolution, but tries to stay away from the organized class struggle. He steals from the rich men and divides the wealth among the poor. One day, Wolz is arrested and sentenced to life in prison; seven years later he is released due to mass protests. More than ever, it is hard for him to fit in. He severs ties with his former companions, who reject his ideas, and leaves Germany.

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Key crew

• Günter ReischDirector
• Werner BeckWriter
• Günther RückerWriter

Cast

• Regimantas AdomaitisIgnaz Wolz
• Carin AbichtProstituierte
• Heidemarie WenzelAgnes
• Jörg PankninMorgner
• Peter HölzelKassierer
• Rainer KleinstückRudi
• Günter WolfArthur
• Herwart GrosseGustav
• Václav KotvaGeiger
• Günter Drescherder Ältere
• Klaus Gehrkeder Lange
• Erich GerberdingRohne

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