Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler
Release: 1974-11-15
·Runtime: 95m
Drama
Europe, 1620: The well-known astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler, who teaches as a professor in Linz, receives the message that his mother is prosecuted as a witch in Württemberg. The truth behind the allegations is rather simple: His mother has been denunciated by a former friend after an argument with the authorities. Kepler tries desperately to convince the prosecutors of the absurdity of their allegations with rational arguments.
Production Countries
Germany
East Germany
Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Fred Delmare
as Beutelsbacher
Reimar Johannes Baur
as Johannes Kepler
Günter Schubert
as Stadtwächter
Friedrich Richter
as Michael Mästlin
Gert Gütschow
Eva-Maria Hagen
as Reinboldin
Karla Runkehl
as Kristina Barbara Brahe
Günter Grabbert
Hannjo Hasse
Jörg Panknin
Trude Bechmann
as Keplers Mutter
Rolf Hoppe
as Rudolf II
Carmen-Maja Antoni
as Gerichtsmagd
Barbara Dittus
as Stadtwächterfrau
Martin Trettau
Käthe Reichel
Karin Gregorek
as Margarete
Arno Wyzniewski
Erik S. Klein
Ernst Meincke
Werner Dissel
as Richter
Katharina Thalbach
as Ursula Haller
Günter Junghans
as Longomontanus
Gerd Ehlers
Kurt Böwe
as Tycho Brahe
Dieter Franke
Friedo Solter
Carl Heinz Choynski