Johannes Kepler

Johannes Kepler

95 mins | Drama | Nov. 15, 1974

Europe, 1620: The well-known astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler, who teaches as a professor in Linz, receives the message that his mother is prosecuted as a witch in Württemberg. The truth behind the allegations is rather simple: His mother has been denunciated by a former friend after an argument with the authorities. Kepler tries desperately to convince the prosecutors of the absurdity of their allegations with rational arguments.

Johannes Kepler

95 mins | Drama | Nov. 15, 1974

Johannes Kepler
Europe, 1620: The well-known astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler, who teaches as a professor in Linz, receives the message that his mother is prosecuted as a witch in Württemberg. The truth behind the allegations is rather simple: His mother has been denunciated by a former friend after an argument with the authorities. Kepler tries desperately to convince the prosecutors of the absurdity of their allegations with rational arguments.
Producers DEFA
Original title Johannes Kepler
Directors Frank Vogel
Writers Joachim Nestler, Manfred Freitag, Frank Vogel

Cast

Reimar Johannes Baur

as Johannes Kepler

Trude Bechmann

as Keplers Mutter

Kurt Böwe

as Tycho Brahe

Karin Gregorek

as Margarete

Katharina Thalbach

as Ursula Haller

Rolf Hoppe

as Rudolf II

Eva-Maria Hagen

as Reinboldin

Barbara Dittus

as Stadtwächterfrau

Günter Schubert

as Stadtwächter

Fred Delmare

as Beutelsbacher

Carmen-Maja Antoni

as Gerichtsmagd

Friedrich Richter

as Michael Mästlin

Günter Junghans

as Longomontanus

Karla Runkehl

as Kristina Barbara Brahe