The Tailor from Ulm
1978, German. Directed by Edgar Reitz.
The true story of the Bavarian Tailor Albrecht Berblinger who, after a strange encounter with a balloon starts building a flying machine. Although not an engineer by profession, he never gives up. No matter how many obstacles are put in his way nor how many failures he endures, his ardour is never dampened. He continues with his dream to fly like a bird.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Edgar ReitzDirector
- Tilo PrücknerAlbrecht Ludwig Berblinger
- Vadim GlownaKaspar Fesslen
- Hannelore ElsnerAnna Berblinger
- Dieter SchidorSchlumberger
- Marie ColbinIrma
- Harald KuhlmannJakob Degen
- Rudolf WesselyPointet
- Herbert PrikopaLratzky
- Dana MedřickáAnnas Mutter
- Otto LackovičMoretti
- Ivan VyskočilHerr von Besserer
- Bronislav PoloczekHerzog Heinrich
Details
- Released
- 19 December 1978
- Original title
- Der Schneider von Ulm
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Edgar Reitz, Petra Kiener
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The Tailor from Ulm runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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The Tailor from Ulm isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 December 1978. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Tailor from Ulm?
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Who directed The Tailor from Ulm?
The Tailor from Ulm (1978) was directed by Edgar Reitz and stars Tilo Prückner, Vadim Glowna, Hannelore Elsner.