''Der Schinderhannes'' is a 1958 film directed by

Helmut Käutner Helmut Käutner (25 March 1908 – 20 April 1980) was a German film director active mainly in the 1940s and 1950s. He entered the film industry at the end of the Weimar Republic and released his first films as a director in Nazi Germany. Käu ...

, starring

Curd Jürgens Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens (13 December 191518 June 1982) was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens. He was well known for playing Ernst Udet in '' Des Teufels Gene ...

and

Maria Schell Maria Margarethe Anna Schell (15 January 1926 – 26 April 2005) was an Austrian-Swiss actress. She was one of the leading stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1954, she was awarded the Cannes Best Actress Award for her performance ...

. It was also known as ''Duel in the Forest''. The story depicts the life of the 18th century outlaw Schinderhannes. It is based on a 1927 play '' Schinderhannes'' by

Carl Zuckmayer Carl Zuckmayer (27 December 1896 – 18 January 1977) was a German writer and playwright. His older brother was the pedagogue, composer, conductor, and pianist Eduard Zuckmayer. Life and career Born in Nackenheim in Rhenish Hesse, he was ...

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According to MGM records the film earned $175,000, making a loss to the studio of $49,000.

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''Der Schinderhannes''
at New York Times 1958 films 1950s adventure drama films 1950s historical films German adventure drama films German historical films Biographical films about bandits German films based on plays Films based on works by Carl Zuckmayer Films set in the 18th century Films directed by Helmut Käutner Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films West German films Hunsrück Remakes of German films 1958 drama films 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub

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