Der Freischütz (1988)

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.

Released

1988-08-17

Genres

Drama, Music

Runtime

143 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Loriot