Wolz – Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist

(1973)

★ 6.6 IMDb · 5 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1973

Runtime: 110 мин

Country: East Germany

Director: Günter Reisch

Cast: Регимантас Адомайтис, Carin Abicht, Heidemarie Wenzel, Jörg Panknin, Peter Hölzel, Rainer Kleinstück, Günter Wolf, Herwart Grosse, Вацлав Котва, Günter Drescher

Plot

Soldier Ignaz Wolz returns from WWI with an immeasurable hatred of capitalist war profiteers. He decides to start his own revolution, but tries to stay away from the organized class struggle. He steals from the rich men and divides the wealth among the poor. One day, Wolz is arrested and sentenced to life in prison; seven years later he is released due to mass protests. More than ever, it is hard for him to fit in. He severs ties with his former companions, who reject his ideas, and leaves Germany.