The Niklashausen Journey

Overview

Can a small group of people start a proletarian revolution, asks the "Black Monk" in a leather jacket? The medieval shepherd, Hans Boehm, claims to have been called by the Virgin Mary to create a revolt against the church and the landowners. The "Black Monk" suggests that he would have more success if he dressed up Johanna and had her appear as the Virgin Mary.

Cast

Michael König

Hans Boehm

Hanna Schygulla

Johanna

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Schwarzer Mönch

Margit Carstensen

Margarete

Walter Sedlmayr

Pastor

Günther Kaufmann

Bauernführer

Kurt Raab

Bischof

Ingrid Caven

Schreiendes Mädchen

Peer Raben

Monsignore

N/A

Franz Maron

Karl Scheydt

N/A

Hanna Köhler