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The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

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In an attempt to escape 19th-century poverty, eight farmers and day laborers attack a prince's money transport in the Hessian Hinterland.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1971-04-14

Runtime: 102 mins

Director: Volker Schlöndorff

Writer: Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta

Spoken language: Deutsch

Genres: Drama, Crime

Original title: The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

Production Companies: Hallelujah-Film GmbH

Production Countries: Germany

Cast

Georg Lehn

Karl-Josef Cramer

Margarethe von Trotta

Walter Buschhoff

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Reinhard Hauff

Wolfgang Bächler

Karl-Heinz Merz

Joe Hembus

Karl Renar

Harald Müller

Maria Donnerstag

Angelika Hillebrecht

Harry Owen