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La soudaine richesse des pauvres gens de Kombach

Original title: Der plötzliche Reichtum der armen Leute von Kombach
  • 1971
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 42m
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La soudaine richesse des pauvres gens de Kombach (1971)
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In an attempt to escape poverty in the 1800s, eight German farmers and day laborers attack a prince's money transport in the Hessian Hinterland.In an attempt to escape poverty in the 1800s, eight German farmers and day laborers attack a prince's money transport in the Hessian Hinterland.In an attempt to escape poverty in the 1800s, eight German farmers and day laborers attack a prince's money transport in the Hessian Hinterland.

  • Director
    • Volker Schlöndorff
  • Writers
    • Volker Schlöndorff
    • Margarethe von Trotta
  • Stars
    • Reinhard Hauff
    • Georg Lehn
    • Karl-Josef Cramer
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    440
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    • Director
      • Volker Schlöndorff
    • Writers
      • Volker Schlöndorff
      • Margarethe von Trotta
    • Stars
      • Reinhard Hauff
      • Georg Lehn
      • Karl-Josef Cramer
    • 2User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Reinhard Hauff
    Reinhard Hauff
    • Heinrich Geiz
    Georg Lehn
    • Hans Jacob Geiz
    Karl-Josef Cramer
    • Jacob Geiz
    Wolfgang Bächler
    • David Briel
    Harry Owen
    • Ludwig Acker
    Harald Müller
    • Johann Soldan
    Margarethe von Trotta
    Margarethe von Trotta
    • Sophie
    Angelika Hillebrecht
    • Johanna Soldan
    Maria Donnerstag
    • Frau Geiz
    Wilhelm Grasshoff
    • Richter Danz
    Joe Hembus
    • Schreiber
    Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    Rainer Werner Fassbinder
    • Bauer
    Walter Buschhoff
    Walter Buschhoff
    • Pfarrer
    Eva Pampuch
    • Gänseliesel
    Elisabeth Luft
    Karl-Heinz Merz
    • Landschütz Volk
    Harald Reeg
    Karl Schüler
    • Director
      • Volker Schlöndorff
    • Writers
      • Volker Schlöndorff
      • Margarethe von Trotta
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    A satire of the German "Homeland" film, and an allegory of false freedom that recalls Gogol

    An early work from the filmmaker behind THE TIN DRUM with an intriguing Hans Christian Anderson-style fairy tale aesthetic and voice over narration. SUDDEN WEALTH is a despairing chronicle of a group of starving peasants who finally seize governmental wealth like a dysfunctional group of Robin Hood's Merry Men, only to be betrayed by their inescapable selves and systematically dehumanized (think bucolic Orwell) and reprogrammed by what we'll put under the rubric of God and Country. Extremely striking compositions at times. Only one man (who bears a passing resemblance to a young John Cleese, incidentally) refuses to go gentle into that good night. The last scene is reminiscent of the endings in both Kubrick's PATHS OF GLORY and THE CRUCIBLE with Day-Lewis, yet all even more chilling with its alienating suddenly reappearing voice-over. SUDDEN WEALTH benefits from an especially strong second half with fuller characterization that makes it come alive as a whole for Schlondorff, whose film's evinces extremely striking compositions at times with stationary camera. Especially recommended for those interested in the New German Cinema.

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      The translation of the title from German to English is "The sudden wealth of the poor people of Kombach"

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    • Release date
      • December 8, 1971 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
    • Production companies
      • Hallelujah Film
      • Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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