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The Black Rider (1990)

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Synopsis

A behind-the-scenes documentary of "The Black Rider/Der schwarze Reiter" or "The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets" a "musical fable" in the avant-garde tradition created through the collaboration of theatre director Robert Wilson, musician Tom Waits, and writer William S. Burroughs. The story is based on a German folktale called "Der Freischütz", which had previously been made into an opera by Carl Maria von Weber. Here we meet the makers and the ensemble of the Thalia Theater production in Hamburg that opened on March 31, 1990.

Movie Information

Director
Theo Janssen
Release Year
1990
Runtime
120 minutes
Genre
Documentary
Language
EN
Country
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tom Waits — cast portrait as Himself
Tom Waits
Himself
Robert Wilson — cast portrait as Himself
Robert Wilson
Himself
William S. Burroughs — cast portrait as Himself
William S. Burroughs
Himself

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A behind-the-scenes documentary of "The Black Rider/Der schwarze Reiter" or "The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets" a "musical fable" in the avant-garde tradition created through the collaboration of theatre director Robert Wilson, musician Tom Waits, and writer William S. Burroughs. The story is based on a German folktale called "Der Freischütz", which had previously been made into an opera by Carl Maria von Weber. Here we meet the makers and the ensemble of the Thalia Theater production in Hamburg that opened on March 31, 1990.

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