Death or Freedom (1977)

An equally despotic as well as ostentatious and lavishly living sovereign indiscriminately drives innocent peasant sons directly from the fields where they are currently working to sell them for a mercenary bounty to America.

Director:

Wolf Gremm

Writers:

Wolf Gremm (book), Thomas Keck (collaborator)

Stars:

Peter Sattmann, Erika Pluhar, Malte Thorsten

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Sattmann	...	Friedrich "Fritz" von Buttlar
Erika Pluhar	...	Baronin Nicole von Beck
Malte Thorsten	...	Ludwig von Buttlar (as Wolfgang Schumacher)
Harald Leipnitz	...	Oberster Kommandant (Obrist)
Christine Böhm	...	Maria
Dieter Schidor	...	Bartel
Guido De Angelis	...	Angelo (as Guido de Angelis)
George Meyer-Goll	...	Mopp
Franz Seidenschwan	...	Nickel
Stefan Ostertag	...	Anton
Volker Bogdan	...	Pfeiffer
Georg Lehn	...	Diener
Klaus Münster
Peter Wagenbreth
Michael Tietz

Storyline

An equally despotic as well as ostentatious and lavishly living sovereign indiscriminately drives innocent peasant sons directly from the fields where they are currently working to sell them for a mercenary bounty to America.

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Plot Keywords:

mercenary | 

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Genres:

Adventure

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Did You Know?

Soundtracks

La Libertà, la libertà
Performed by Guido De Angelis

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

25 December 1977 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Death or Freedom

Filming Locations:

Brennhausen, Sulzdorf a.d.L., Bavaria, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Filmproduction GmbH, Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color