Release Date
1988-08-17
Status
Released
Original Title
Der Freischütz
Runtime
2h 23m
Original Language
DE
Production Countries
Germany
Production Companies
Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Overview
A troubled marksman, desperate to secure love and status, turns to forbidden magic in a rural community ruled by superstition and ritual. This stark television adaptation strips Weber’s Romantic opera of spectacle, recasting it as a bleak folk-horror parable about fear, failure, and the cost of choosing certainty over conscience.
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