---
title: 'Man on Horseback (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Volker Schlöndorff'
released: '1969-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/man-on-horseback-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064662/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Man on Horseback (1969)

1969 · 99 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Michael Kohlhaas – der Rebell

## Synopsis

Man on Horseback is a 1969 West German drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff based on the novel Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. Another film based on the book was released at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Volker Schlöndorff](https://cinepixo.com/people/volker-schlondorff)
- **Screenplay:** [Volker Schlöndorff](https://cinepixo.com/people/volker-schlondorff), [Edward Bond](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-bond)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stanley Myers](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-myers)
- **Producer:** [Rob Houwer](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-houwer)
- **Editor:** [Claus von Boro](https://cinepixo.com/people/claus-von-boro)
- **Director of Photography:** [Willy Kurant](https://cinepixo.com/people/willy-kurant)

## Cast

- [Anna Karina](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-karina)
- [Anthony May](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-may)
- [Inigo Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/inigo-jackson)
- [Václav Lohniský](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaclav-lohnisky)
- [Ivan Palúch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-paluch)
- [Thomas Holtzmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-holtzmann) as Martin Luther
- [Anita Pallenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-pallenberg)
- [Michael Gothard](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gothard)
- [Peter Weiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-weiss)
- [Peter Weiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-weiss-2)
- [Gregor von Rezzori](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregor-von-rezzori)
- [Keith Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-richards)
- [Anton Diffring](https://cinepixo.com/people/anton-diffring)
- [Kurt Meisel](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-meisel)
- [David Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-warner)

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