Thomas Müntzer
Thomas Müntzer – Ein Film deutscher Geschichte
In 1523, young Thomas Müntzer arrives with his wife Ottilie in the Thuringian village Allstedt to assume the rectorate. As a follower of Luther′s teachings, he finds in the Bible not only reasons for clerical, but also for secular reforms. But when Luther turns away from the rural population after a discord with Müntzer, it is Müntzer who becomes the peoples′ spokesman. He is forced to go to Southern Germany, where he convenes with revolting farmers. But his way leads him back to Thuringia. In 1525, he and Heinrich Pfeiffer form the centre of the Thuringian peasant uprising in Mühlhausen, but their success is diminished by the fact that peasants and craftsmen don′t seem to be able to work together. In Frankenhausen, Müntzer becomes the leader of a peasants′ army that is set to fighting the ruler′s army – and sustains a devastating loss. Müntzer is arrested and sentenced to death by decapitation for his insurgency.
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Wolfgang Stumpf
as Thomas Müntzer
Margarete Taudte
as Ottilie von Gersen
Martin Flörchinger
as Heinrich Pfeiffer
Ruth-Maria Kubitschek
as Bärbel Buss
Albert Garbe
as Bauer Barthel
Maly Delschaft
as Frau Barthel
Hans-Joachim Büttner
as Veit
Jochen Diestelmann
as Gerber Martin
Doris Thalmer
as Frau Wynmeister
Fritz Diez
as Feldhauptmann Hoffmann
Erich Brauer
as Hauptmann Nickel
Franz Arzdorf
as Bürger
Gerhard Bienert
as Graf Ernst von Mansfeld
Walter Jupé
as Dr. von Othera
Paul R. Henker
as Ratsmeister Wettich
Rolf Ludwig
as Valtin Spatz
Leonhard Ritter
as Eberhard von Bodungen
Rüdiger Renn
as Kaiser Karl V.
Friedrich Richter
as Herzog Johann von Sachsen
Peter Herden
as Landgraf Philipp von Hessen
Albert Hetterle
as Aleander
Willi Schwabe
as Höfling
Agnes Kraus
as Hofdame
