| Karl May | |
| Director: | Hans-Jürgen Syberberg |
| Producer: | Hans Jürgen Syberberg |
| Screenplay: | Hans-Jürgen Syberberg |
| Music: | Eugen Thomass |
| Cinematography: | Dietrich Lohmann |
| Studio: | TMS Film |
| Distributor: | Warner-Columbia Filmverleih |
| Runtime: | 187 minutes |
| Country: | West Germany |
| Language: | German |
| Budget: | DM 1.1 million |
Karl May is a 1974 West German biographical drama film directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, starring Helmut Käutner as the writer Karl May. It is considered the second part in Syberberg's "German trilogy", preceded by from 1972 and succeeded by from 1977.[1]
It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich with sets designed by Nino Borghi. Location shooting took place in Vienna from 4 April to 17 May 1974.[2] The budget was 1.1 million Deutsche Mark, of which the broadcaster ZDF provided 700,000 Mark.[3]