Wolz – Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist
Directed by Günter Reisch
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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Regimantas AdomaitisIgnaz Wolz
Heidemarie WenzelAgnes
Jörg PankninMorgner
Günter WolfArthur
Herwart GrosseGustav
Václav KotvaGeiger
Klaus Gehrkeder Lange
Erich GerberdingRohneExplore the crew
- Director
- Günter Reisch
- Writer
- Werner Beck
- Writer
- Günther Rücker
- Editor
- Bärbel Weigel