Thomas Müntzer

The story

In 1523, young Thomas Müntzer arrives with his wife Ottilie in the Thuringian village Allstedt to assume the rectorate. As a follower of Luther′s teachings, he finds in the Bible not only reasons for clerical, but also for secular reforms. But when Luther turns away from the rural population after a discord with Müntzer, it is Müntzer who becomes the peoples′ spokesman. He is forced to go to Southern Germany, where he convenes with revolting farmers. But his way leads him back to Thuringia. In 1525, he and Heinrich Pfeiffer form the centre of the Thuringian peasant uprising in Mühlhausen, but their success is diminished by the fact that peasants and craftsmen don′t seem to be able to work together. In Frankenhausen, Müntzer becomes the leader of a peasants′ army that is set to fighting the ruler′s army – and sustains a devastating loss. Müntzer is arrested and sentenced to death by decapitation for his insurgency.

Cast

W Wolfgang StumpfThomas Müntzer M Margarete TaudteOttilie von Gersen W Wolf KaiserSchwabenhannes M Martin FlörchingerHeinrich Pfeiffer W Wolfgang KaehlerMarkus Stübner H Heinz GieseHans Buss R Ruth-Maria KubitschekBärbel Buss A Albert GarbeBauer Barthel M Maly DelschaftFrau Barthel H Hans-Joachim BüttnerVeit J Jochen DiestelmannGerber Martin H Hans W. HamacherApel Wynmeister

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D Doris ThalmerFrau Wynmeister F Fritz DiezFeldhauptmann Hoffmann F Franz LoskarnHauptmann Krumpe E Erich BrauerHauptmann Nickel A Aribert GrimmerFuhrmann von Thomas Müntzer H Hans WehrlAltpfarrer Simon Haferitz F Franz ArzdorfBürger G Gerhard BienertGraf Ernst von Mansfeld W Walter JupéDr. von Othera P Paul R. HenkerRatsmeister Wettich R Rolf LudwigValtin Spatz O Otto Sauter-SartoFürst O Otto StüblerRatsmann Qualm G Gustav TrombkeJohannes Zeyss L Leonhard RitterEberhard von Bodungen W Wilhelm Hinrich HoltzAbt von Fulda R Rüdiger RennKaiser Karl V. E Edgar BennertKurfürst Friedrich der Weise von Sachsen F Friedrich RichterHerzog Johann von Sachsen G Guido GorollKurfürst Ludwig von der Pfalz P Peter HerdenLandgraf Philipp von Hessen A Albert HetterleAleander H Heinz HinzeKanzler Dr. Brück W Wolf GoetteKaplan S Sepp KloseErster Reisiger T Teddy WulffZweiter Reisiger W Willi SchwabeHöfling A Agnes KrausHofdame