Goetz of Berlichingen of the Iron Hand

Goetz of Berlichingen of the Iron Hand

102 mins | Drama, Adventure, History | Jan. 9, 1979

Sir Gotz von Berlichingen, a knight who fights for God and his Emperor, is the bitter enemy of the Bishop of Bamberg, who has managed to persuade Gotz's old friend Adalbert of Weislingen to fight for him. He allows Adalbert to kidnap him and bring him to his castle, where he tries to convince his old friend to come over from the "dark side". Complications ensue.

Goetz of Berlichingen of the Iron Hand

102 mins | Drama, Adventure, History | Jan. 9, 1979

Goetz of Berlichingen of the Iron Hand
Sir Gotz von Berlichingen, a knight who fights for God and his Emperor, is the bitter enemy of the Bishop of Bamberg, who has managed to persuade Gotz's old friend Adalbert of Weislingen to fight for him. He allows Adalbert to kidnap him and bring him to his castle, where he tries to convince his old friend to come over from the "dark side". Complications ensue.
Producers Jadran Film, Regina Films, Viktoria-Film GmbH
Original title Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand
Directors Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Writers Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wolfgang Liebeneiner

Cast

Raimund Harmstorf

as Götz von Berlichingen

Michèle Mercier

as Adelheid von Walldorf

Klausjürgen Wussow

as Adelbert von Weislingen

Silvia Reize

as Elisabeth

Hans Holt

as Bischof von Bamberg

Reiner Schöne

as Franz von Sickingen

Adrian Hoven

as Jäger Lerse

Sabina Trooger

as Maria

Sky du Mont

as Hans von Selbitz

Ernst Stankovski

as Sekretär Liebetraut

Herbert Fux

as Bauer Sievers

Ruth Gassmann

as Zofe Margarete

Karl Lieffen

as Reichsgerichtsassistent

Kurt Jaggberg

as Bauer Metzler

Detlev Eckstein

as Franz von Tautenberg

Joachim Hansen

as Kaiserlicher Hauptmann

Robert Naegele

as Veit