Des Henkers Bruder

On the eve of the German Peasants' War, the family of the young Christoph falls victim to an act of revenge by the knight Scharfenstein. The peasant leader Joß takes Christoph in. He learns to read, write and use a weapon. When Hieronymus is on his way to fetch a flag to signal an uprising, Christoph discovers treachery. To warn Jerome, he rides after him. But he can no longer save him from arrest and fetches the flag himself. On the way back, he is arrested with it. In prison, he meets Jerome again - and his older brother Jacob, who is an executioner. Jakob wants to let his brother go if he renounces the Peasants' Union. Christoph refuses and is able to escape with the flag.

Country:

Germany,

East Germany

Genre:

Family,

Adventure

Duration:

88 minutes

Year:

1979

Director:

Walter Beck

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Company:

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Cast:

Octavio

Elsa Joß

Härtel

Henker Jakob

Berner

Crew:

Director of Photography

Director

Writer

Music

Writer