Burning Souls
Die Seelen im Feuer
Release: 2014-07-03
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 6.5
History
Drama
A story about of one of the darkest periods in German history, an era in which the belief in occult forces was widespread. In Bamberg, witch hunts were fostered by a greedy and delusional Bishop Prince and reached their peak around 1630. This Bamberg ruler used the witch trials to purge his political enemies and enrich himself with their goods. Almost 1000 innocent men, women and children became his victims. BURNING SOULS deals with the era seen through the eyes of Johanna Wolff, a pharmacist's daughter, and the young physician Cornelius Weinmann. To save the innocent, he and a few courageous men revolt against the Bishop Prince.
Production Countries
Austria
Germany
Production Companies
ORF
ZDF
Eclypse Filmpartner
Film-Line Productions GmbH
Cast
Alexander Held
as Weihbischof Förner
Axel Milberg
as Herrenberger
Klaus Huhle
as Cornelius
Franziska Singer
as Ellin
Michael Grimm
as Kircher
Nino Böhlau
as Hansi Moorhaupt
Andreas Patton
as Jacob Dietmayr
Michael Gempart
as Schreiber Schmeltzing
Martin Weinek
as Heinrich Flock
David Wurawa
as Casper
Mark Waschke
as Cornelius Weimann
Paulus Manker
as Fuchs von Dornheim
Richy Müller
as Johannes Junius
Rainer Bock
as Abdias
Eric Evers
as Cornelius (Child)
Michael Fuith
as Büttel Tucher
Monica Anna Cammerlander
as Mutter Moorhaupt
Patricia Aulitzky
as Barbara Murner
Maximilian von Pufendorf
as Hans Schramm
Gerhard Liebmann
as Heinrich Moorhaupt
Patricia Hirschbichler
Silke Bodenbender
as Johanna
Markus Schleinzer
as Schwartconz
Karoline Zeisler
as Margaretha Reuss
Emilia Pieske
as Mariele
