Film

Dass ihnen der arme Mann Feind wird

1975 · 17m · Documentary

This documentary shows the German Peasants’ War between 1524 and 1525 and looks at the role of Thomas Müntzer in it. Müntzer, who was a follower and admirer of Martin Luther, directed his resistance not only against the clerical authorities ruled by the papacy, but also against the secular worldly order. In Mühlhausen, Müntzer worked as a pastor in the Marienkirche and later became an agitator and promoter of the violent liberation of the peasants. Luther distanced himself from Müntzer at the beginning of the Peasant Wars. In the battle of Frankenhausen the rebels were completely defeated, Müntzer captured, tortured and publicly executed on May 27, 1525.

Norbert Christian

Narrator (voice)

• Wolfgang BartschDirector · Writer
• Franz ThomsDirector of Photography

Release date

July 25, 1975

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

17m

Genres

Documentary