Störtebeker (2006)

The end of the 14th century. Parents send the eldest son Jan to study in Hamburg, and the youngest - Klaus - to the monastery. No sooner had the children moved away from their homes, as on ... See full summary »

Director:

Miguel Alexandre

Writers:

Walter Kärger (screenplay), Miguel Alexandre (adaptation)

Stars:

Ken Duken, Claire Keim, Gottfried John

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ken Duken	...	Klaus Störtebeker
Claire Keim	...	Elisabeth Preen
Gottfried John	...	Konrad von Wallenrod
Miguel Herz-Kestranek	...	Hermann Preen
Stephan Luca	...	Simon von Wallenrod
Frank Giering	...	Jan Broderson
Timo Dierkes	...	Bruder Wigbold
Jochen Nickel	...	Goedeke Michels
Antonio Wannek	...	Erik
Gudrun Landgrebe	...	Königin Margarete
Pepa López	...	Maria
Pep Ferrer	...	Lüchow
Rolf Kanies	...	Martin Degenhard
Miroslav Navrátil	...	Götz
Jan-Hendrik Kiefer	...	Störtebeker als Kind

Storyline

The end of the 14th century. Parents send the eldest son Jan to study in Hamburg, and the youngest - Klaus - to the monastery. No sooner had the children moved away from their homes, as on Klaus'es eyes the robbers kill their parents and burn the house. Only thanks to the loyal monk Wigbold Klaus managed to survive the shock. A few years later Klaus Störtebeker finds his brother Jan and his long-time friend Elizabeth Pren in Hamburg. From her, he learns that she is expected to marry Simon von Wallenrod, whose father Klaus suspects of killing his parents. But the Pranks and the Wallenrods are rich and respected people, and Klaus is a poor man. And now he becomes a pirate...

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | visby sweden | pirate | piracy | northern germany | 

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Taglines:

The story of the most legendary pirate of Europe

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

Spain Germany

Language:

Catalan German

Release Date:

27 December 2006 (France)

Also Known As:

Az északi-tenger kalózai

Filming Locations:

Kaunas, Lithuania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bavaria Film, Institut del Cinema Català (ICC), Steinweg Emotion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min (2 parts)

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A slap in your face

Störtebeker is truly one of the worst TV mini-series ever made on this planet.

The acting is unbearable and the historic background is mostly nonsense: Just two examples: Visby was shown as a village of three houses. Instead, it was a major city at this time, it's best days already passed by. Secondly, Hamburg would have never been the city taking care of pirates in the Baltic Sea. Hamburg had no access to the Baltic Sea, the major town at that time was Lübeck.

But worse than all that: The directing! How can a dilettante like this guy be allowed to direct a movie like this? Impossible! There was not a single believable scene it, the fights were ridiculous and I could not suppress laughter at most stern scenes.

I can't understand at all how a major television station could be so incompetent.