Man on Horseback

For the 2013 film, see Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas. For the fungus, see Tricholoma equestre.

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.

Man on Horseback
German poster
Directed by	Volker Schlöndorff
Written by	Edward Bond Volker Schlöndorff Clement Biddle Wood
Based on	Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist
Produced by	Jerry Bick Rob Houwer
Starring	David Warner
Cinematography	Willy Kurant
Edited by	Claus von Boro
Music by	Stanley Myers
Production companies	Houwer-Film Oceanic Filmproduktion GmbH
Distributed by	Columbia Film-Verleih
Release date	11 April 1969 (1969-04-11) (West Germany)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	West Germany
Languages	English German

Cast

• David Warner as Michael Kohlhaas
• Anna Karina as Elisabeth Kohlhaas
• Thomas Holtzmann as Martin Luther
• Michael Gothard as John
• Kurt Meisel as Kanzler
• Anton Diffring as Kurfürst
• Gregor von Rezzori as Kunz
• Peter Weiss as Richter (as Peter Weiß)
• Anita Pallenberg as Katrina, Marketenderin
• Relja Bašić as Nagel (as Relia Basic)
• Inigo Jackson as Wenzel von Tronka
• Václav Lohniský as Herse
• Anthony May as Peter
• Tim Ray as Tony
• Ivan Palúch as Stern (as Ivan Palluch)
• Emanuel Schmied as Verwalter
• Erich Aberle as Bürgermeister
• Zdeněk Kryzánek as 1. Jurist
• Karel Krisanek as 2. Jurist
• Keith Richards as Soldier

See also

• The Jack Bull (1999)
• Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013)