Rübezahl (1957 film)

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1957 film

Konrad Lustig
Erich Kobler
Carl Springenschmid

Produced byHubert SchongerStarring

Franz Essel
Otto Mächtlinger
Monika Greving
Bobby Todd

CinematographyHeinz HölscherEdited byIlse WieneckeMusic byUlrich Sommerlatte

Production
company

Schongerfilm

Release date

6 October 1957 (1957-10-06)

Running time

70 minutesCountryWest GermanyLanguageGerman

Rübezahl (German: Rübezahl – Herr der Berge / a.k.a. Rübezahl, der Herr der Berge) is a 1957 West German film directed by Erich Kobler. It stars Franz Essel as the title character. The film premiered on 6 October 1957 at Planie-Lichtspiele in Stuttgart.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Rübezahl lives in the Giant Mountains (German: Riesengebirge). For 999 years he has not appeared among the people who live in a nearby valley. When one of his dwarfs tells him that the bad people are gaining the upper hand and the good people are calling him for help, he decides to go down to the valley and teach the bad people a lesson.