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Wolz – Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist (1973)

Wolz – Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist (1973)

Drama
Release Date: 1973, November 25
Directors: Günter Reisch
Countries: East Germany
Production: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Berlin''
Cast: Stanislav Lyubshin, Marylu Poolman, Regimantas Adomaitis, Jörg Panknin, Helga Göring, Horst Hiemer, Václav Kotva, Klaus Tilsner, Nico Turoff, Heidemarie Wenzel, Rolf Colditz, Klaus Gehrke

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.

Keywords:

biography resistance revolution anarchist