Die Puppenspieler (2017)
Helpless, the young convent student Richard has to watch as his mother Sarazenin Zobeida is condemned by the inquisitor Heinrich Institoris as a witch and burned at the stake. From then on, Richard swears revenge on Institoris for what he did to his family. He can escape and is taken by the merchant Jakob Fugger. He wants to teach him not only to seek blind revenge, but to manipulate people like puppets and thus to reach his goals. The two travel from Florence to Rome to influence the upcoming election of the pope and to witness the power struggle between the Medicis and the Borgias up close.
Where to Watch
Checking 300+ streaming services for this title. Check back soon.
Rent / Buy
No rental or purchase options available yet.
Cast
Samuel Schneider
as Richard
Herbert Knaup
as Jakob Fugger
Herbert Knaup is a German film and television actor. He is perhaps best-known to international audiences for his supporting roles in Run Lola Run and The Lives of Others. Longtime companion of actress...
Sascha Alexander Geršak
as Eberding
Sascha Alexander Gersak was born in 1975 in Balingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is an actor, known for Tore tanzt (2013), Fünf Jahre Leben (2013) and Das Ende der Geduld (2014)..
Ulrich Matthes
as Kardinal Borgia
Ulrich Matthes was born in Berlin. He studied acting in the early 1980's in Berlin under Else Bongers. Ulrich Matthes studied German and English, because he really wanted to become a teacher, so he al...
Edin Hasanović
as Cesare Borgia
Director
Rainer Kaufmann
