West Germany,
1971, 102 min
Directed by:
Volker SchlöndorffCinematography:
Franz RathComposer:
Klaus DoldingerCast:
Georg Lehn, Reinhard Hauff, Margarethe von Trotta, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Walter Buschhoff, Karl-Heinz Merz, Karl Josef Cramer, Johannes Buzalski (more)Plots(1)
In an attempt to escape poverty in the 1800s, eight German farmers and day laborers attack a prince's money transport in the Hessian Hinterland. (Netflix)
Cast
Georg Lehn
German Empire
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Bridge (1959)
The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
Reinhard Hauff
German Empire
Best movies:
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971) (TV movie)
![Margarethe von Trotta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/669/160669332_c47306.jpg)
Margarethe von Trotta
German Empire
Best movies:
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971) (TV movie)
Coup de grâce (1976)
![Rainer Werner Fassbinder](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270523_f211cc.jpg)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series) - actor, narrator
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Walter Buschhoff
German Empire
Best movies:
Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971) (TV movie)
The House in Karp Lane (1965)
Didi auf vollen Touren (1986)
Karl-Heinz Merz
Best movies:
Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971) (TV movie)
Coup de grâce (1976)
Knife in the Head (1978)
Karl Josef Cramer
German Empire
Best movies:
Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971) (TV movie)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Johannes Buzalski
Best movies:
The Bridge (1959)
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971) (TV movie)
Karl Renar
Austria
Best movies:
The Nasty Girl (1990)
Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971) (TV movie)
The Officer Factory (1989) (series)
Joe Hembus
German Empire
Best movies:
Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971) (TV movie)
Maria Donnerstag
Best movies:
Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971) (TV movie)