Karl May | |
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Directed by | Hans-Jürgen Syberberg |
Produced by | Hans Jürgen Syberberg |
Screenplay by | Hans-Jürgen Syberberg |
Starring | Helmut Käutner |
Cinematography | Dietrich Lohmann |
Edited by | Ingrid Broszat Annette Dorn |
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TMS Film
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135 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
Budget | DM 1.1 million |
Karl May is a 1974 West German biographical drama film directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, starring Helmut Käutner as the writer Karl May. It is considered the second part in Syberberg's "German trilogy", preceded by Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King from 1972 and succeeded by Hitler: A Film from Germany from 1977. Filming took place in Vienna from 4 April to 17 May 1974. The budget was 1.1 million Deutsche Mark, of which the broadcaster ZDF provided 700,000 Mark.