Wolz – Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist
Wolz – Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist

Wolz – Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist

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1973
1h 50m
6.5(4 votes)
Drama

Overview

Soldier Ignaz Wolz returns from WWI with an immeasurable hatred of capitalist war profiteers. He decides to start his own revolution, but tries to stay away from the organized class struggle. He steals from the rich men and divides the wealth among the poor. One day, Wolz is arrested and sentenced to life in prison; seven years later he is released due to mass protests. More than ever, it is hard for him to fit in. He severs ties with his former companions, who reject his ideas, and leaves Germany.

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37 members
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Regimantas Adomaitis

Ignaz Wolz

Regimantas Adomaitis
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Carin Abicht

Prostituierte

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Heidemarie Wenzel

Agnes

Heidemarie Wenzel
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Jörg Panknin

Morgner

Jörg Panknin
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Peter Hölzel

Kassierer

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Rainer Kleinstück

Rudi

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Günter Wolf

Arthur

Günter Wolf
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Herwart Grosse

Gustav

Herwart Grosse
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Václav Kotva

Geiger

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Günter Drescher

der Ältere

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Klaus Gehrke

der Lange

Klaus Gehrke
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Erich Gerberding

Rohne

Erich Gerberding
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Adolf Peter Hoffmann

Oberst

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Wolf Goette

Bürgermeister

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Helga Göring

Vermieterin

Helga Göring
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Horst Hiemer

Gefängnisbeamter

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Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

2. Genosse

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
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Станислав Любшин

Ludwig

Станислав Любшин
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Wolfgang Brunecker

Vater von Agnes

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Erwin Berner

Bruder von Agnes

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Rolf Colditz

Verwalter

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Writing

Helmut Bez

Herr

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Astrid Bless

Dirne

Astrid Bless
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Horst Friedrich

Neuer Gefängnisdirektor

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Helmut Schreiber

Bierkutscher

Helmut Schreiber
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Traute Sense

Frau Rohne

Traute Sense
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Alfred Struwe

2. Polizeioffizier

Alfred Struwe
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Klaus Tilsner

2. Begleiter

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Werner Riemann

4. Begleiter

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Hannelore Wüst

2. Dame

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Rolf Ripperger

Polizist

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Christoph Beyertt

Reporter

Christoph Beyertt
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Marylu Poolman

1. Dame

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Christiane Lanzke

Hure

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Karl-Ernst Sasse

Pianist

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Nico Turoff

Mann

Nico Turoff
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Alfred Rücker

Begleiter

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