The Niklashausen Journey

1h 30m
DramaTV Movie
5.4

Can a small group of people start a proletarian revolution, asks the "Black Monk" in a leather jacket? The medieval shepherd, Hans Boehm, claims to have been called by the Virgin Mary to create a revolt against the church and the landowners. The "Black Monk" suggests that he would have more success if he dressed up Johanna and had her appear as the Virgin Mary.

Cast

Michael König
Hans Boehm
Hanna Schygulla
Johanna
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Schwarzer Mönch
Margit Carstensen
Margarete
Walter Sedlmayr
Pastor
Günther Kaufmann
Bauernführer
Kurt Raab
Bischof
Ingrid Caven
Schreiendes Mädchen
Peer Raben
Monsignore
Franz Maron
Unknown
Karl Scheydt
Unknown
Hanna Köhler
Unknown
Peter Berling
Unknown
Carla Egerer
Unknown
Michael Fengler
Unknown
Sigi Graue
Unknown
Magdalena Montezuma
Unknown
Elga Sorbas
Unknown
Ursula Strätz
Unknown

Crew

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director, Writer, Editor
Michael Fengler
Director, Writer
Thea Eymèsz
Editor
Dietrich Lohmann
Director of Photography
Harry Baer
Assistant Director
Kurt Raab
Production Design
Peer Raben
Original Music Composer

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