Summer 1780: On the way to Salzburg Emanuel Schikaneder's theatre group gets held up in a small mountain village on the Austrian border due to a missing performance permit. In this village a dispute between mine owner Paccoli and the rebelling mine workers is escalating. The situation immediately inspires Schikaneder with the idea for a new play- but before long not only the mineworkers, but also Schikaneder's performers take to the picket line. This is because Schikaneder seems to care more about spending time with high society than his actors, who the Landlord refuses to feed until Schikaneder pays the outstanding bill. A hastily put together open air performance by the troupe leads to major disruption....

Directed by: Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Written by: Robert Hültner & Klaus Wolfertstetter
Release date: 2011-12-22
Runtime: 110 minutes
Cast:
Max von Thun Max von Thun
Emanuel Schikaneder 
Lisa Maria Potthoff Lisa Maria Potthoff
Eleonore Schikaneder 
Anna Brüggemann Anna Brüggemann
Magd Maria 
Anna Maria Sturm Anna Maria Sturm
Babette Paccoli 
Nicholas Ofczarek Nicholas Ofczarek
Wallerschenk 
Erwin Steinhauer Erwin Steinhauer
Franz Paccoli