Freispruch für Old Shatterhand (1965)
1965 · 1h 1m · Drama
Genres: Drama

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.
Director: Hans Heinrich
Writers: Hellmut Kotschenreuther
Cast
Friedrich G. Beckhaus as Karl MayWalter Janssen as RichterPeter Schiff as Louis KrügelBruno W. Pantel as Bauer ReimannManfred Meurer as GendarmGünter Hanke as Karl Mays AnwaltToni Herbert as Rudolf LebiusGerhard Schinschke as Rudolf Lebius' AnwaltWerner Stock as Seilermeister KrauseLex Barker as Old Shatterhand (archive footage)Rik Battaglia as Nirwan (archive footage)Pierre Brice as Winnetou (archive footage)More like this
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