Abelard - Die Entmannung

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Franz Seitz Junior directs. Heinz Schnackertz behind the camera. Rolf A. Wilhelm scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 249 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
• 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
• 4Directed by Franz Seitz Junior, shot by Heinz Schnackertz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 5Original score by Rolf A. Wilhelm. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 6Christian Kohlund and Susanne Uhlen and Christine Buchegger carry the top of the cast.
• 7IMDB entry: tt0072599 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography

Heinz Schnackertz

Original score

Rolf A. Wilhelm

Runtime

87 min · 1h 27m

Status

Released

Original language

DE

IMDB

Abelard - Die Entmannung (1977) ↗

Also by

Franz Seitz Junior

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  Flammenzeichen

  1985 · ★ 9.0
• 
  Unordnung und frühes Leid

  1977 · ★ 8.0
• 
  Die Jugendstreiche des Knaben Karl

  1977 · ★ 7.5
• 
  Ludwig on the Lookout for a Wife

  1969 · ★ 5.2
• 
  Doctor Faustus

  1982 · ★ 4.8

Production companies

Who made it

• FR

  Franz Seitz Filmproduktion

  DE

Key crew

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• castration

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical1977-02-18

Also known as

International titles

• La castracionES