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.
Cast
Jan Moritz Steffen
Junger Kuno / Vogel / Irrenarzt / Skelett
Heinz Vossbrink
Kuno, Erbförster
Susanne Eisenkolb
Brautjungfer / Stelzfuß' Double
Jörg Holm
Wilhelms Onkel / Herzog
Monika Tahal
Zeuge / Vogel / Irrenarzt / Wilhelms Double / Skelett
Soňa Červená
Vogel / Bote / Löffelweib
Dominique Horwitz
Stelzfuß
Klaus Schreiber
Robert, Jägerbursche / Mann auf dem Hirsch / Georg Schmid
Gerd Kunath
Bertram, Förster
Angelika Thomas
Anne, seine Frau
Annette Paulmann
Kätchen, seine Tochter
Stefan Kurt
Wilhelm, Schreiber
Crew
Robert Wilson
Director, Creator, Production Design
William S. Burroughs
Writer
August Apel
Story
Helmut Schlosser
Editor
Hans Viktor Keppler
Director of Photography, Cinematography
Ulfried Feuerstein
Director of Photography, Cinematography
Frida Parmeggiani
Costume Design
Werner Merz
Makeup Artist
Tom Waits
Original Music Composer
Wolfgang Wiens
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