''Rübezahl'' (german: Rübezahl – Herr der Berge / a.k.a. ''Rübezahl, der Herr der Berge'') is a 1957 West German film directed by

Erich Kobler Erich Kobler was a German film editor and film director, director. Kobler directed the 1949 comedy ''Trouble Backstairs (1949 film), Trouble Backstairs'', He also directed ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1955 film), Snow White and the Seven Dwa ...

. It stars Franz Essel as the title character. The film premiered on 6 October 1957 at Planie-Lichtspiele in Stuttgart.

Plot

Rübezahl Rübezahl ( pl, Liczyrzepa, Duch Gór, Karkonosz, Rzepiór, or Rzepolicz; cs, Krakonoš) is a folkloric mountain spirit ( woodwose) of the Giant Mountains (''Krkonoše'', ''Riesengebirge'', ''Karkonosze''), a mountain range along the border bet ...

lives in the

Giant Mountains The Giant Mountains, Krkonoše or Karkonosze (Czech: , Polish: , german: Riesengebirge) are a mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland, part of the Sudetes mountain system (part of the Bohemian Massi ...

(German: Riesengebirge). For 999 years he has not appeared among the people who live in a nearby valley. When one of his dwarfs tells him that the bad people are gaining the upper hand and the good people are calling him for help, he decides to go down to the valley and teach the bad people a lesson.

Cast

* Franz Essel – Rübezahl * Otto Mächtlinger – Glazier Steffen * Monika Greving – Steffen's wife * Bobby Todd – Bäuerlein Veit * Helmut Lieber – Fischer-Paule * Helmo Kindermann – Cousin Klaus * Nils Clausnitzer – Farmworker * Paul Bös – Restaurateur *

Rolf von Nauckhoff Rolf von Nauckhoff (1909–1968) was a Swedish film actor who worked mainly in Germany.World Filmography: 1967 p.152 Selected filmography * '' Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1936) - Student reading a poem (uncredited) * ''Shipwrecked Max'' (1936) - Waiter ...

– Guest * Dietrich Thoms – Farmer Knoll * Georg Lehn – Robber Krips * Franz Keck – Robber Kraps * Elke Arendt – Waitress * Zita Hitz – Kitchen maid Rosa * Bettina Braun – Anne * Claudia Bartfeld – Lene *

Toni Mang Anton "Toni" Mang (; born 29 September 1949 in Inning (Starnberg) at the Ammersee) is a former five-time world champion in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from Germany. Early life When he was 11 he had his first experience with motorcycles on the ...

– Karli *

Fritz Wepper Fritz Wepper (born 17 August 1941, Munich, Germany) is a German film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Inspector Harry Klein in the long-running crime series ''Derrick'' (1974–1998). Wepper is also remembered for his roles ...

– uncredited

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rübezahl (1957 Film) 1957 films West German films German children's films Films based on fairy tales

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