The Black Rider (1990)

Inspired by the German folktale, Wilhelm, a file clerk, falls in love with a huntsman's daughter. In order to marry, Wilhelm must prove his worth as a hunter and gain her father's approval. Naive and desperate, he makes a deal with a devil named Pegleg.

Producers	ORF
Original title	The Black Rider
Directors	Robert Wilson
Writers	August Apel, William S. Burroughs

Cast

Jan Moritz Steffen

as Junger Kuno / Vogel / Irrenarzt / Skelett

Heinz Vossbrink

as Kuno, Erbförster

Susanne Eisenkolb

as Brautjungfer / Stelzfuß' Double

Jörg Holm

as Wilhelms Onkel / Herzog

Monika Tahal

as Zeuge / Vogel / Irrenarzt / Wilhelms Double / Skelett

Soňa Červená

as Vogel / Bote / Löffelweib

Dominique Horwitz

as Stelzfuß

Klaus Schreiber

as Robert, Jägerbursche / Mann auf dem Hirsch / Georg Schmid

Gerd Kunath

as Bertram, Förster

Angelika Thomas

as Anne, seine Frau

Annette Paulmann

as Kätchen, seine Tochter

Stefan Kurt

as Wilhelm, Schreiber