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Feature film — 1990

The Black Rider (1990)

7.52h 9mDrama — Fantasy — Music

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.

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Director: Robert Wilson

On screen

Cast & crew

J

Jan Moritz Steffen

Junger Kuno / Vogel / Irrenarzt / Skelett

H

Heinz Vossbrink

Kuno, Erbförster

S

Susanne Eisenkolb

Brautjungfer / Stelzfuß' Double

J

Jörg Holm

Wilhelms Onkel / Herzog

M

Monika Tahal

Zeuge / Vogel / Irrenarzt / Wilhelms Double / Skelett

Soňa Červená as Vogel / Bote / Löffelweib

Soňa Červená

Vogel / Bote / Löffelweib

Dominique Horwitz as Stelzfuß

Dominique Horwitz

Stelzfuß

Klaus Schreiber as Robert, Jägerbursche / Mann auf dem Hirsch / Georg Schmid

Klaus Schreiber

Robert, Jägerbursche / Mann auf dem Hirsch / Georg Schmid

G

Gerd Kunath

Bertram, Förster

A

Angelika Thomas

Anne, seine Frau

A

Annette Paulmann

Kätchen, seine Tochter

Stefan Kurt as Wilhelm, Schreiber

Stefan Kurt

Wilhelm, Schreiber