
Freispruch für Old Shatterhand
1965, German. Directed by Hans Heinrich.
On April 12, 1910, before the magistrate's court in Berlin-Charlottenburg: The defamation suit brought by Karl May, creator of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand, against editor Rudolf Lebius is being heard. Lebius had called May a "born criminal" and brought his past offenses into the spotlight. May's lawyer counters this with a description of May's difficult life and puts Karl May's work in a completely different light...
- Runtime
- 1h 1m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Hans HeinrichDirector
- Friedrich G. BeckhausKarl May
- Walter JanssenRichter
- Peter SchiffLouis Krügel
- Bruno W. PantelBauer Reimann
- Manfred MeurerGendarm
- Günter HankeKarl Mays Anwalt
- Toni HerbertRudolf Lebius
- Gerhard SchinschkeRudolf Lebius' Anwalt
- Werner StockSeilermeister Krause
- Lex BarkerOld Shatterhand (archive footage)
- Rik BattagliaNirwan (archive footage)
- Pierre BriceWinnetou (archive footage)
Details
- Released
- 16 February 1965
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Hellmut Kotschenreuther
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Freispruch für Old Shatterhand (1965) was directed by Hans Heinrich and stars Friedrich G. Beckhaus, Walter Janssen, Peter Schiff.