The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
An intriguing Hans Christian Anderson-style fairy tale aesthetic and voice over narration. Sudden Wealth is a despairing chronicle of a group of starving peasants who finally seize governmental wealth like a dysfunctional group of Robin Hood's Merry Men, only to be betrayed by their inescapable selves and systematically dehumanized (think bucolic Orwell) and reprogrammed by what we'll put under the rubric of God and Country.
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The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Apr 14, 1971
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Drama, Crime
User Score
64%
Original Title
Der plötzliche Reichtum der armen Leute von Kombach
Production Companies
Hallelujah-Film GmbH
Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Description
An intriguing Hans Christian Anderson-style fairy tale aesthetic and voice over narration. Sudden Wealth is a despairing chronicle of a group of starving peasants who finally seize governmental wealth like a dysfunctional group of Robin Hood's Merry Men, only to be betrayed by their inescapable selves and systematically dehumanized (think bucolic Orwell) and reprogrammed by what we'll put under the rubric of God and Country.