Drama ·Crime · Germany · 1971 · 1h 42m

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

Der plötzliche Reichtum der armen Leute von Kombach

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Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Cast
Georg Lehn as Hans Jacob Geiz Karl-Josef Cramer as Jacob Geiz Margarethe von Trotta as Sophie Walter Buschhoff as Pfarrer Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Bauer Reinhard Hauff as Heinrich Geiz
Crew
Claus von Boro — Editor Volker Schlöndorff — Writer Margarethe von Trotta — Writer Volker Schlöndorff — Producer
Synopsis

In an attempt to escape 19th-century poverty, eight farmers and day laborers attack a prince's money transport in the Hessian Hinterland.

Key Collaborators
Volker Schlöndorff Director Claus von Boro Editor Volker Schlöndorff Writer Margarethe von Trotta Writer Volker Schlöndorff Producer
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