The Death of the White Stallion (1985)
1h 51m
Running Time
October 2, 1985Release Date
The Death of the White Stallion (1985)
1h 51m
Running Time
October 2, 1985Release Date
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Plot.
This somewhat superficial historical drama is about the 1525 Peasants' War in Germany when the lower classes rebelled against oppressive conditions imposed by the clergy and nobility and then committed many acts (including atrocities) that did not morally set them far apart from the people they were fighting. It was a time of upheaval: Martin Luther (1483-1556) had broken away from the Catholic Church, calling for reform, and Anabaptists in Germany, like Thomas Munzer fought on the side of the peasants (opposed by Luther). This complex age and its political and religious turmoil are summed up in a story about an attack on a small monastery whose monks used a forged document to confiscate some land from the peasants. When their wrong-doing is revealed by the monk who forged the document in the first place, the peasants attack.
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Details.
Release DateOctober 2, 1985
Original NameDer Tod des weißen Pferdes
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 51m
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Wiki.
The Death of the White Stallion (German: Der Tod des weißen Pferdes) is a 1985 West German drama film directed by Christian Ziewer. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.