The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach 1971 Directed by Volker Schlöndorff Der plötzliche Reichtum der armen Leute von Kombach

An intriguing Hans Christian Andersen-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.

Country Germany

Production Country Germany

Language German

Spoken Language German

Gneres Crime , Drama

Production Company Hallelujah-Film GmbH

Release Date 14 April 1971

102 mins