The Niklashausen Journey

The Niklashausen Journey

90 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Oct. 26, 1970

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.

The Niklashausen Journey

90 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Oct. 26, 1970

The Niklashausen Journey
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.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Janus Film und Fernsehen
Original title Die Niklashauser Fart
Directors Harry Baer, Michael Fengler, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writers Michael Fengler, Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Cast

Michael König

as Hans Boehm

Hanna Schygulla

as Johanna

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

as Schwarzer Mönch

Margit Carstensen

as Margarete

Walter Sedlmayr

as Pastor

Günther Kaufmann

as Bauernführer

Kurt Raab

as Bischof

Ingrid Caven

as Schreiendes Mädchen

Peer Raben

as Monsignore