Der Freischütz

A troubled marksman, desperate to secure love and status, turns to forbidden magic in a rural community ruled by superstition and ritual. This stark television adaptation strips Weber’s Romantic opera of spectacle, recasting it as a bleak folk-horror parable about fear, failure, and the cost of choosing certainty over conscience.

Director

Loriot

Screenplay

Johann Friedrich Kind

Status

Released

Release date

17/08/1988

Original language

German