The case of stagecoach robber Carl Grandison, who lived in Heidelberg as a respected merchant and committed suicide in prison in 1814, as material for an expensive (DM 5.1 million), over-aestheticized flashback film: the decorations, props and costumes are right, otherwise everything seems fake.
Cast
Marlène Jobert
Rose Grandison
Jean Rochefort
Carl Grandison
Helmut Qualtinger
Dr. Ludwig Pfister
Evelyn Künneke
Lady-in-law
Ilse Künkele
Caregiver
Edward Meeks
Poet
Jacques Marin
Landlord
Eckhard Heise
Shepherd
Dora Doll
Attendant
Albert Simono
Professor
Bernard Musson
Pastor
Étienne Draber
Pharmacist
Vera Borek
Playmate
Günter Spörrle
German gymnast
Michael Stippel
Coachman
Jacques Galland
Accountant
Raoul Guylad
1st man
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Oppenheimer
Ellen Bittmann
Mistress
Carin Braun
Female professor
Philippe Exbrayat
Child
Richard Saintot
Child
Christiane Thiede
Child