Man on Horseback (1969)

Original title

Michael Kohlhaas - Der Rebell

Directed by

Volker Schlöndorff

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A horse dealer seeks justice after a nobleman wrongs him. The film follows his escalating struggle against entrenched power.

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What happens

Man on Horseback (German: Michael Kohlhaas – der Rebell) is a 1969 West German drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff based on the novel Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. Another film based on the book was released at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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