
Freispruch für Old Shatterhand
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...
Drama
Freispruch für Old Shatterhand
Rating
0.0/10
Release Date
1965-02-16
Runtime
61 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Friedrich G. Beckhaus
Karl May

Walter Janssen
Richter

Peter Schiff
Louis Krügel

Bruno W. Pantel
Bauer Reimann

Manfred Meurer
Gendarm

Günter Hanke
Karl Mays Anwalt

Toni Herbert
Rudolf Lebius

Gerhard Schinschke
Rudolf Lebius' Anwalt

Werner Stock
Seilermeister Krause

Lex Barker
Old Shatterhand (archive footage)

Rik Battaglia
Nirwan (archive footage)

Pierre Brice
Winnetou (archive footage)
Production Companies
CCC Television

ZDF