---
title: 'Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Konrad Wolf'
released: '1971-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 166
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of Bulgaria'
  - 'German Democratic Republic'
  - 'Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia'
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/goya-or-the-hard-way-to-enlightenment-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067155/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment (1971)

1971 · 166 min · Drama · People's Republic of Bulgaria, German Democratic Republic, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Soviet Union

Original title: Goya – oder der arge Weg der Erkenntnis

## Synopsis

Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment is a 1971 East German drama film directed by Konrad Wolf. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize. It is based on a novel with the same title by Lion Feuchtwanger.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Konrad Wolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/konrad-wolf)
- **Screenplay:** [Konrad Wolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/konrad-wolf), [Angel Wagenstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/angel-wagenstein)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gara Garayev](https://cinepixo.com/people/gara-garayev), [Faraj Garayev](https://cinepixo.com/people/faraj-garayev)
- **Director of Photography:** [Werner Bergmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-bergmann), [Konstantin Ryzhov](https://cinepixo.com/people/konstantin-ryzhov)

## Cast

- [Mikhail Kozakov](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-kozakov)
- [Fred Düren](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-duren)
- [Olivera Katarina](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivera-katarina)
- [Arno Wyzniewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/arno-wyzniewski)
- [Martin Flörchinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-florchinger)
- [Tatyana Lolova](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatyana-lolova)
- [Gustaw Holoubek](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustaw-holoubek)
- [Irén Sütő](https://cinepixo.com/people/iren-suto)
- [Lyudmila Chursina](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyudmila-chursina)
- [Ernst Busch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-busch)
- [Wolfgang Kieling](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-kieling)
- [Kurt Radeke](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-radeke)
- [Donatas Banionis](https://cinepixo.com/people/donatas-banionis)
- [Günter Schubert](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunter-schubert)
- [Rolf Hoppe](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolf-hoppe)

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