Der rote Reiter
1970, German. Directed by Walter Beck.
In 1920, Michael, the son of a German laboring man, decides to travel to Russia. As "red horseman" he wants to support the socialist revolution and fight for the welfare of the working class. The journey towards the east turns out to be both a big adventure and a severe ethical test for the young man. He has to escape the German Armed Forces and ends up at a traveling circus where he falls in love with Fanny, a dressage rider. He overcomes the temptation to stay with her at the circus and - after briefly joining a gang of teenage thieves - he eventually boards a ship heading east. Aboard the ship he finds out that the seamen are transporting weapons for the hostile members of the White Army.
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 8 November 1970
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Joachim Plötner, Walter Beck
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Der rote Reiter runs 76 minutes (1h 16m).
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Der rote Reiter isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 November 1970. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Der rote Reiter?
Der rote Reiter (1970) was directed by Walter Beck and stars Burkhard Mann, Gerhard Lau, Klaus Pönitz.