Der Räuber Hotzenplotz

Name: Der Räuber Hotzenplotz
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Released: 2006-03-23
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Armin Rohde, Martin Stührk, Manuel Steitz, Rufus Beck, Katharina Thalbach

IMDb ID: tt0430559 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 5.3 (572 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Crime · Family

Children's story about an always-unlucky Highwayman of of the southern-German forests in the late-19th century, featuring witty grammification by the author in, of course, German language.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesGermany: Der Räuber Hotzenplotz
Hungary: Hotzenplotz, a rabló
Estonia: Röövel Hotzenplotz
World-wide: The Robber Hotzenplotz (English)
Russia: Лесной разбойник
The Robber HotzenplotzRelease Date2006-03-23Runtime94 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews8Countries / RegionsGermanyLanguagesGermanKeywordstree
accent
magical carpet
literature on screen
european literature on screenFilming LocationsSchloss Burgpreppach, Burgpreppach, Bavaria, GermanyProduction CompaniesBayerischer Banken-Fonds
Collina Film
Constantin FilmOfficial SitesOfficial site (Germany) - http://www.hotzenplotz.film.de/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430559/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0430559.jpgUpdated At2025-06-18T21:01:09

Directors

Gernot Roll

Writers

Claus Peter Hant
Ulrich Limmer
Otfried Preußler

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Armin Rohde | Character: Räuber Hotzenplotz
Actor: Martin Stührk | Character: Kasperl
Actor: Manuel Steitz | Character: Seppel
Actor: Rufus Beck | Character: Petrosilius Zwackelmann
Actor: Katharina Thalbach | Character: Portiunkula Schlotterbeck
Actor: Piet Klocke | Character: Wachtmeister Dimpfelmoser
Actor: Barbara Schöneberger | Character: Fee Amaryllis
Actor: Christiane Hörbiger | Character: Großmutter
Actor: Armin Maiwald | Character: Fotograf
Actor: Paul Maar | Character: Assistent des Fotografen
Actor: Jürgen Schopper | Character: Die magische Hand

[Directors Group]
Name: Gernot Roll | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Claus Peter Hant | Role: Writer
Name: Ulrich Limmer | Role: Writer
Name: Otfried Preußler | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Manfred Brey | Role: Producer
Name: Martin Burkert | Role: Producer
Name: Ulrich Limmer | Role: Producer
Name: Martin Moszkowicz | Role: Producer
Name: Patrick Zorer | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Nicola Piovani | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Gernot Roll | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Horst Reiter | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Frank Polosek | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Jiri Zavadil | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Ursula Welter | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Jeanette-Nicole Latzelsberger | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Birger Laube | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kerstin Stattmann | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tanja Straub | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Simon Borecki | Role: Production Manager
Name: Philip Hahn | Role: Production Manager
Name: Ranke Rakowski | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Eva Kadankova | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Klaus Eckmann | Role: Art Department
Name: Jirí Prchal | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael Schlegel | Role: Art Department
Name: Indira Thümmler | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Andreas Biegler | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tschangis Chahrokh | Role: Sound Department
Name: Joo Fürst | Role: Sound Department
Name: Monika Gussner | Role: Sound Department
Name: Magda Habernickel | Role: Sound Department
Name: Benedikt Just | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eckhard W. Kuchenbecker | Role: Sound Department
Name: Davide Palmiotto | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bernhard Vogl | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Max Michael Engel | Role: Special Effects
Name: Mike Hyrman | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Andreas Alesik | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jan Bubenicek | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Markus Drayss | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Maros Kesjar | Role: Visual Effects
Name: David Laubsch | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Lutz Lemke | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Henning Raedlein | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Abraham Schneider | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jürgen Schopper | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Manuel Voss | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jan Vseticek | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Martin Zwanzger | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Timo Andert | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jürgen Hahn | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Harald Hauschildt | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martin Lippert | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marco Nagel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Praun | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Benjamin Rachfahl | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Rathgeber | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jan Rehanzl | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rolf von Der Heydt | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jens Wenzel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Aurel Wunderer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Stefany Pohlmann | Role: Casting Department
Name: Anne Walcher | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Esther Amuser | Role: Costume Department
Name: Martina Steiner | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Christopher Chaber | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Anouchka Malnovisch | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Fabio Venturi | Role: Music Department
Name: Aidan Zammit | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Karen aus dem Kahmen | Role: Production Department
Name: Djamila Holland | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Dirka Pfab | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Thomas Scheiba | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Josef Brandmaier | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tomáš Lorenc | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stanislav Luksan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Utz Neumann | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Traudl Nicholson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Natalie Strohmaier | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gernot Thöndel | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Josef Brandmaier | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430559/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Germany: February 12, 2006 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Germany: March 23, 2006
Austria: March 24, 2006
Hungary: April 4, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Canada: April 14, 2007 (Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children)

Awards

Winner | 2006 | Munich Film Festival | White Elephant | Gernot Roll, Der Räuber Hotzenplotz

Box Office