The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach () is a film d'auteur from 1971 directed by Volker Schlöndorff. He also co-wrote the script with Margarethe von Trotta. The film was based on a true event that occurred in the Hessian Hinterland in the 19th century.
Plot On 19 May 1822, eight poor farmers and day laborers from Kombach in the Hessian Hinterland succeed in robbing a money transport that runs from Gladenbach to Gießen every month. Their good fortune, however, does not last, as their sudden wealth is soon treated with suspicion.
Cast Georg Lehn as Hans Jacob Geiz Reinhard Hauff as Heinrich Geiz Karl-Joseph Cramer as Jacob Geiz Wolfgang Bächler as David Briel Harald Müller as Johann Soldan Margarethe von Trotta as Sophie Joe Hembus as Writer Walter Buschhoff as Driver Maria Donnerstag as Frau Geiz Angelika Hillebrecht as Johanna Soldan Harry Owen as Ludwig Acker Wilhelm Grasshoff as Richter Danz Eva Pampuch as Gänseliesel Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Farmer Karl-Heinz Merz as Landschütz Volk
Background The film is based on the Mail Robbery of Subach (de). Schlöndorff, who grew up in Wiesbaden, used many references to his childhood in Hesse, including shooting at difference locations in Hesse, using Hessian actors, and referencing Hessian authors.
Awards 1971: Deutscher Filmpreis - Best Direction
1971: San Sebastián International Film Festival - OCIC Award
References
"THE SUDDEN WEALTH OF THE POOR PEOPLE OF KOMBACH (DE 1971) – Sammlung Volker Schlöndorff". Retrieved 2020-05-31. "Kasseler Grimm-Professur mit Volker Schlöndorff". archive.vn. (in German) 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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