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  • ️Fri Apr 11 1969

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Man on Horseback

German poster

Directed byVolker Schlöndorff
Written by
Based onMichael Kohlhaas
by Heinrich von Kleist
Produced by
StarringDavid Warner
CinematographyWilly Kurant
Edited byClaus von Boro
Music byStanley Myers

Production
companies

  • Houwer-Film
  • Oceanic Filmproduktion GmbH
Distributed byColumbia Film-Verleih

Release date

  • 11 April 1969 (West Germany)

Running time

99 minutes
CountryWest Germany
Languages
  • English
  • German

Man on Horseback (German: Michael Kohlhaas – der Rebell) 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.[1] Another film based on the book was released at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Man on Horseback". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 8 April 2009.