Sommer der Gaukler

Overview

Summer 1780: On the way to Salzburg Emanuel Schikaneder's theatre group gets held up in a small mountain village on the Austrian border due to a missing performance permit. In this village a dispute between mine owner Paccoli and the rebelling mine workers is escalating. The situation immediately inspires Schikaneder with the idea for a new play- but before long not only the mineworkers, but also Schikaneder's performers take to the picket line. This is because Schikaneder seems to care more about spending time with high society than his actors, who the Landlord refuses to feed until Schikaneder pays the outstanding bill. A hastily put together open air performance by the troupe leads to major disruption....

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 22, 2011

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Cast

Lisa Maria Potthoff,Butz Ulrich Buse,Fritz Karl,Florian Teichtmeister,Anna Brüggemann,Anna Maria Sturm,Martin Weinek,Rainer Haustein,Max von Thun,Nicholas Ofczarekand 4 more

Director

Marcus H. Rosenmüller

Writer

Robert Hültner,Klaus Wolfertstetter

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$343,484

IMDb

tt1714110