Wolz – Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist

Nov 25, 1973

1h 50m

★ 6.5

Overview

Soldier Ignaz Wolz returns from WWI with an immeasurable hatred of capitalist war profiteers. He decides to start his own revolution, but tries to stay away from the organized class struggle. He steals from the rich men and divides the wealth among the poor. One day, Wolz is arrested and sentenced to life in prison; seven years later he is released due to mass protests. More than ever, it is hard for him to fit in. He severs ties with his former companions, who reject his ideas, and leaves Germany.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

DEFA

Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Berlin''

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Cast

Ignaz Wolz

Regimantas Adomaitis

Prostituierte

Carin Abicht

Agnes

Heidemarie Wenzel

Morgner

Jörg Panknin

Kassierer

Peter Hölzel

Rudi

Rainer Kleinstück

Arthur

Günter Wolf

Gustav

Herwart Grosse

Geiger

Václav Kotva

der Ältere

Günter Drescher

der Lange

Klaus Gehrke

Rohne

Erich Gerberding

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