The Tailor from Ulm

The Tailor from Ulm

120 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 19, 1978

The true story of the Bavarian Tailor Albrecht Berblinger who, after a strange encounter with a balloon starts building a flying machine. Although not an engineer by profession, he never gives up. No matter how many obstacles are put in his way nor how many failures he endures, his ardour is never dampened. He continues with his dream to fly like a bird.

The Tailor from Ulm

120 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 19, 1978

The Tailor from Ulm
The true story of the Bavarian Tailor Albrecht Berblinger who, after a strange encounter with a balloon starts building a flying machine. Although not an engineer by profession, he never gives up. No matter how many obstacles are put in his way nor how many failures he endures, his ardour is never dampened. He continues with his dream to fly like a bird.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Edgar Reitz Film (ERF)
Original title Der Schneider von Ulm
Directors Edgar Reitz
Writers Petra Kiener, Edgar Reitz

Cast

Tilo Prückner

as Albrecht Ludwig Berblinger

Vadim Glowna

as Kaspar Fesslen

Hannelore Elsner

as Anna Berblinger

Dieter Schidor

as Schlumberger

Marie Colbin

as Irma

Harald Kuhlmann

as Jakob Degen

Rudolf Wessely

as Pointet

Herbert Prikopa

as Lratzky

Dana Medřická

as Annas Mutter

Otto Lackovič

as Moretti

Ivan Vyskočil

as Herr von Besserer

Bronislav Poloczek

as Herzog Heinrich

Karel Augusta

as König Friedrich

Jan Kraus

as Josef

Michal Hofbauer

as Fritz

Petr Pospíchal

as Francois

Svatopluk Beneš

as Vater Scheiffelin

Otto Budín

as Nachbar