On April 12, 1910, before the magistrate's court in Berlin-Charlottenburg: The defamation suit brought by Karl May, creator of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand, against editor Rudolf Lebius is being heard. Lebius had called May a "born criminal" and brought his past offenses into the spotlight. May's lawyer counters this with a description of May's difficult life and puts Karl May's work in a completely different light...
as Karl May
as Richter
as Louis Krügel
as Bauer Reimann
as Gendarm
as Karl Mays Anwalt
as Rudolf Lebius
as Rudolf Lebius' Anwalt
as Seilermeister Krause
as Old Shatterhand (archive footage)
as Nirwan (archive footage)
as Winnetou (archive footage)
as Beisitzer (uncredited)
as Bandit Hannes (uncredited)
as Bauersfrau (uncredited)
as Bandit Franz (uncredited)
as Gendarm (uncredited)
as Handwerksbursche (uncredited)
