---
title: 'Karl May (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hans-Jürgen Syberberg'
released: '1974-10-18'
runtime_minutes: 187
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/karl-may-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071713/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Karl May (1974)

1974 · 187 min · Drama, History · Germany


## Synopsis

Karl May is a 1974 West German biographical drama film directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, starring Helmut Käutner as the writer Karl May. It is considered the second part in Syberberg's "German trilogy", preceded by Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King from 1972 and succeeded by Hitler: A Film from Germany from 1977.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hans-Jürgen Syberberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-jurgen-syberberg)
- **Screenplay:** [Hans-Jürgen Syberberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-jurgen-syberberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gustav Mahler](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-mahler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dietrich Lohmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/dietrich-lohmann)
- **Editor:** [Ingrid Broszat](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingrid-broszat)

## Cast

- [Käthe Gold](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathe-gold)
- [Helmut Käutner](https://cinepixo.com/people/helmut-kautner)
- [Guido Wieland](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-wieland)
- [Rudolf Lenz](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-lenz)
- [Alexander Golling](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-golling)
- [Erwin Faber](https://cinepixo.com/people/erwin-faber)
- [Egon von Jordan](https://cinepixo.com/people/egon-von-jordan)
- [Harry Hardt](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-hardt)
- [Fritz von Friedl](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-von-friedl)
- [André Heller](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-heller)
- [Peter Kern](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-kern)
- [Rudolf Fernau](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-fernau)
- [Willy Trenk-Trebitsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/willy-trenk-trebitsch)
- [Heinz Moog](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-moog)
- [Kristina Söderbaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristina-soderbaum)

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