Wallenstein

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1987 · History

Overview

Wallenstein is adaptation of the drama by Friedrich Schiller. Set midway through the religious conflicts that ravaged war-torn Europe in the 17th century, the 18th-century German dramatist Friedrich Schiller wrote 3 plays that chronicle the final year and downfall of the celebrated Bohemian leader Albrecht Wallenstein, duke of Friedland (1583-1634), and explores the factors contributing to his demise.

Directed by Franz Peter Wirth

Cast

• Thomas Holtzmann — Wallenstein
• Krista Stadler — Herzogin von Friedland
• Rolf Becker — Octavio Piccolomini
• Jacques Breuer — Max Piccolomini
• Rita Russek — Gräfin Terzky