The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (Der plötzliche Reichtum der armen Leute von Kombach) 53 years old
An intriguing Hans Christian Anderson-style fairy tale aesthetic and voice over narration. Sudden Wealth is a despairing chronicle of a group of starving peasants who finally seize governmental wealth like a dysfunctional group of Robin Hood's Merry Men, only to be betrayed by their inescapable selves and systematically dehumanized (think bucolic Orwell) and reprogrammed by what we'll put under the rubric of God and Country.
Credits
The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Georg Lehn He was 56, 81 years old when he died | as Hans Jacob Geiz |
| Margarethe von Trotta She was 29, now 82 years old | as Sophia |
| Walter Buschhoff He was 47, 87 years old when he died | as Pfarrer |
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder He was 25, 37 years old when he died | as Bauer |
| Karl-Josef Cramer He was 30, now 83 years old | as Jacob Geiz |
| Reinhard Hauff He was 31, now 85 years old | |
| Wolfgang Bächler He was 46, 82 years old when he died |
The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Claus von Boro as Editor. He was 53 (now 106) years old | Editing |
| Volker Schlöndorff as Director. He was 32 (now 85) years old | Directing |
| Volker Schlöndorff as Producer. He was 32 (now 85) years old | Production |
| Volker Schlöndorff as Writer. He was 32 (now 85) years old | Writing |
| Franz Rath as Cinematography. He was 38 (now 92) years old | Crew |
| Margarethe von Trotta as Writer. She was 29 (now 82) years old | Writing |
The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (53 years)
- Release day: Wednesday, April 14, 1971
- Runtime: 102 minutes