| The Rider on the White Horse | |
| Director: | Alfred Weidenmann |
| Based On: | The Rider on the White Horse, novella by Theodor Storm |
| Starring: | John Phillip Law Gert Fröbe |
| Cinematography: | Heinz Hölscher |
| Editing: | Klaus Dudenhöfer |
| Music: | Hans-Martin Majewski |
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| Country: | West Germany |
The Rider on the White Horse (also known as Der Schimmelreiter) is 1978 German film directed by Alfred Weidenmann.[1]
The film is the second of the three German film adaptations of The Rider on the White Horse by Theodor Storm.[2] Weidenmann’s version is noted for its emphasis on issues of the time and its use of comparatively more fantasy features.
The Lexikon des Internationalen Films states that the film contains "atmospheric landscape shots" and that "the social conflict recedes in favor of the tragic love story, which Weidenmann extensively plays out."[3] while the Große Personenlexikon des Films finds the film "staged in an overly banal manner."[4]