The Niklashausen Journey
Oct 26 1970
•2h 30m
•Drama, TV Movie
Can a small group of people start a proletarian revolution, asks the "Black Monk" in a leather jacket. The medieval shepherd, Hans Boehm, claims to have been called by the Virgin Mary to create a revolt against the church and the landowners. The "Black Monk" suggests that he would have more success if he dressed up Johanna and had her appear as the Virgin Mary.
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Michael König
Hans Boehm
Hanna Schygulla
Johanna
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Schwarzer Mönch
Margit Carstensen
Margarete
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