Jörg Ratgeb, Painter

Jörg Ratgeb, Painter

99 mins | Drama, History | May 24, 1978

On the eve of the German Peasants' Revolt, painter Joerg Ratgeb is occupied by a crisis of his own: finding a model for a Christ figure. He sets off on a journey to consult with his artistic role model, Albrecht Dürer. Although Ratgeb has always tried to stay out of the political conflict, his journey brings him face-to-face with peasant revolutionaries and the brutality and violence of their daily lives.

Jörg Ratgeb, Painter

99 mins | Drama, History | May 24, 1978

Jörg Ratgeb, Painter
On the eve of the German Peasants' Revolt, painter Joerg Ratgeb is occupied by a crisis of his own: finding a model for a Christ figure. He sets off on a journey to consult with his artistic role model, Albrecht Dürer. Although Ratgeb has always tried to stay out of the political conflict, his journey brings him face-to-face with peasant revolutionaries and the brutality and violence of their daily lives.
Producers DEFA
Original title Jörg Ratgeb - Maler
Directors Bernhard Stephan
Writers Bernhard Stephan, Joachim Nestler, Manfred Freitag

Cast

Alois Švehlík

as Jörg Ratgeb

Margrit Tenner

as Barbara

Günter Naumann

as Joß Fritz

Małgorzata Braunek

as Bäuerin

Henry Hübchen

as Thomas Niedler

Rolf Hoppe

as Gaukler

Marylu Poolman

as seine Frau

Thomas Neumann

as Christoph Enderlin

Helga Göring

as Agnes Dürer

Erich Petraschk

as Bauer