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Freispruch für Old Shatterhand poster

Freispruch für Old Shatterhand (1965)

On April 12, 1910, before the magistrate's court in Berlin-Charlottenburg: The defamation suit brought by Karl May, creator of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand, against editor Rudolf Lebius is being heard. Lebius had called May a "born criminal" and brought his past offenses into the spotlight. May's lawyer counters this with a description of May's difficult life and puts Karl May's work in a completely different light...

Release: 1965-02-16
Runtime: 61 min
Cast
Friedrich G. Beckhaus
Friedrich G. Beckhaus
Karl May
Walter Janssen
Walter Janssen
Richter
Peter Schiff
Peter Schiff
Louis Krügel
Bruno W. Pantel
Bruno W. Pantel
Bauer Reimann
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Manfred Meurer
Gendarm
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Günter Hanke
Karl Mays Anwalt
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Toni Herbert
Rudolf Lebius
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Gerhard Schinschke
Rudolf Lebius' Anwalt
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Werner Stock
Seilermeister Krause
Lex Barker
Lex Barker
Old Shatterhand (archive footage)
Rik Battaglia
Rik Battaglia
Nirwan (archive footage)
Pierre Brice
Pierre Brice
Winnetou (archive footage)
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Walter Fein
Beisitzer (uncredited)
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Arthur Binder
Bandit Hannes (uncredited)
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Ursula Gerstel
Bauersfrau (uncredited)
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Günter Glaser
Bandit Franz (uncredited)
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Willi Hollfers
Gendarm (uncredited)
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Karl Kramer
Handwerksbursche (uncredited)