Drama
Freispruch für Old Shatterhand
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...
Directed by Hans Heinrich
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Status
Released
Released
February 16, 1965
Runtime
1h 1m
Language
German
Top cast
Friedrich G. Beckhaus
Karl May
Walter Janssen
Richter
Peter Schiff
Louis Krügel
Bruno W. Pantel
Bauer Reimann
Manfred Meurer
Gendarm
Günter Hanke
Karl Mays Anwalt
Toni Herbert
Rudolf Lebius
Gerhard Schinschke
Rudolf Lebius' Anwalt
Werner Stock
Seilermeister Krause
Lex Barker
Old Shatterhand (archive footage)
Rik Battaglia
Nirwan (archive footage)
Pierre Brice
Winnetou (archive footage)
Walter Fein
Beisitzer (uncredited)
Arthur Binder
Bandit Hannes (uncredited)
Ursula Gerstel
Bauersfrau (uncredited)
Günter Glaser
Bandit Franz (uncredited)
Willi Hollfers
Gendarm (uncredited)
Karl Kramer
Handwerksbursche (uncredited)
