This somewhat superficial historical drama is about the 1525 Peasants' War in Germany when the lower classes rebelled against oppressive conditions imposed by the clergy and nobility and then committed many acts (including atrocities) that did not morally set them far apart from the people they were fighting. It was a time of upheaval: Martin Luther (1483-1556) had broken away from the Catholic Church, calling for reform, and Anabaptists in Germany, like Thomas Munzer fought on the side of the peasants (opposed by Luther). This complex age and its political and religious turmoil are summed up in a story about an attack on a small monastery whose monks used a forged document to confiscate some land from the peasants. When their wrong-doing is revealed by the monk who forged the document in the first place, the peasants attack.
Credits
The Death of the White Stallion Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Angela Schanelec
She was 23, now 62 years old
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as Anna Gall |
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Dietmar Schönherr
He was 59, 88 years old when he died
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as Ritter von Schenkenstein |
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Udo Samel
He was 32, now 70 years old
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as Pater Andreas, Benediktinermönch |
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Ulrich Wildgruber
He was 47, 62 years old when he died
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as Abt Georg, Kaufmann Frickinger |
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Thomas Anzenhofer
He was 26, now 65 years old
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as Veit Gall |
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Peter Franke
He was 44, now 83 years old
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as Kilian Feuerbacher, Baumeister |
The Death of the White Stallion Crew
