Man on Horseback

Man on Horseback
Man on Horseback

German poster
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Produced by Jerry Bick
Rob Houwer
Written by Edward Bond
Volker Schlöndorff
Heinrich von Kleist
Clement Biddle Wood
Starring David Warner
Cinematography Willy Kurant
Editing by Claus von Boro
Release date(s) April 11, 1969 (1969-04-11) (West Germany)
Running time 99 minutes
Country Germany
Language German

Man on Horseback (German: Michael Kohlhaas – der Rebell) is a 1969 German drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff based on a novel by Heinrich Von Kleist. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

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