The case of stagecoach robber Carl Grandison, who lived in Heidelberg as a respected merchant and committed suicide in prison in 1814, as material for an expensive (DM 5.1 million), over-aestheticized flashback film: the decorations, props and costumes are right, otherwise everything seems fake.

Genres

Cast

Marlène Jobert

Rose Grandison

Jean Rochefort

Carl Grandison

Helmut Qualtinger

Dr. Ludwig Pfister

Evelyn Künneke

Lady-in-law

Ilse Künkele

Caregiver

Edward Meeks

Poet

Jacques Marin

Landlord

Dora Doll

Attendant

Albert Simono

Professor

Bernard Musson

Pastor

Étienne Draber

Pharmacist

Günter Spörrle

German gymnast