1978 · Achim Kurz · 102 min
The case of stagecoach robber Carl Grandison, who lived in Heidelberg as a respected merchant and committed suicide in prison in 1814, as material for an expensive (DM 5.1 million), over-aestheticized flashback film: the decorations, props and costumes are right, otherwise everything seems fake.
Marlène JobertRose Grandison
Jean RochefortCarl Grandison
Helmut QualtingerDr. Ludwig Pfister
Evelyn KünnekeLady-in-law
Ilse KünkeleCaregiver
Edward MeeksPoet
Jacques MarinLandlordEckhard HeiseShepherd
Dora DollAttendant
Albert SimonoProfessor
Bernard MussonPastor
Étienne DraberPharmacistVera BorekPlaymate
Günter SpörrleGerman gymnastMichael StippelCoachman