Watch Freispruch für Old Shatterhand (1965) Official Trailer
0 / 10 IMDb February 16, 1965 1h 1m
On April 12, 1910, before the magistrate's court in Berlin-Charlottenburg: The defamation suit brought by Karl May, creator of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand, against editor Rudolf Lebius is being heard. Lebius had called May a "born criminal" and brought his past offenses into the spotlight. May's lawyer counters this with a description of May's difficult life and puts Karl May's work in a completely different light...
Director
Runtime
1h 1m
Release Date
February 16, 1965
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
German
Country
Germany
Cast
Friedrich G. Beckhaus
as Karl May
Walter Janssen
as Richter
Peter Schiff
as Louis Krügel
Bruno W. Pantel
as Bauer Reimann
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Manfred Meurer
as Gendarm
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Günter Hanke
as Karl Mays Anwalt
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Toni Herbert
as Rudolf Lebius
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Gerhard Schinschke
as Rudolf Lebius' Anwalt
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Werner Stock
as Seilermeister Krause
Lex Barker
as Old Shatterhand (archive footage)
Rik Battaglia
as Nirwan (archive footage)
Pierre Brice
as Winnetou (archive footage)
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Walter Fein
as Beisitzer (uncredited)
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Arthur Binder
as Bandit Hannes (uncredited)
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Ursula Gerstel
as Bauersfrau (uncredited)
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Günter Glaser
as Bandit Franz (uncredited)
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Willi Hollfers
as Gendarm (uncredited)
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Karl Kramer
as Handwerksbursche (uncredited)
Production Companies
CCC Television
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