Die Puppenspieler (2017)
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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.
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Samuel SchneiderRichard
Herbert KnaupJakob Fugger
Sascha Alexander GeršakEberding
Ulrich MatthesKardinal Borgia
Edin HasanovićCesare Borgia
Philipp MoogHeinrich Institoris
Rainer BockKardinal della Rovere
Leonard CarowBattista Nardini
Jan MessutatKardinal Sforza
Bernhard SchützAbt TorraniKarel PolišenskýPapst Innozenz VIII.
Petr HalíčekLorenzo di MediciMovie DNA
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What is Die Puppenspieler about?
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.
How long is Die Puppenspieler?
Die Puppenspieler has a runtime of 90 minutes.