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Release Year1973
Runtime1h 22m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresFamily
Votes1
DirectorHans Kratzert
WritersInge Heym, Hans Kratzert, Dieter Schubert
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsDer Wüstenkönig von Brandenburg
About Der Wüstenkönig von Brandenburg
Orphaned Julius flees bombed Berlin and meets freed communist Kaiser. Together they rescue a starving circus horse and join a Soviet‐run traveling show featuring a hungry lion. After adventures defending the horse with local girl Ulrike, the pair head back to Berlin.
Directed by Hans Kratzert, Der Wüstenkönig von Brandenburg leans on a strong ensemble — Hilmar Baumann, Günter Schubert, Jörg Hochschild — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about family titles of 1973.
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