KARL MAY - EPISODE 01: “CHILDHOOD” (1992) M/f, otk, p, h, w

This clip was posted on this blog before. Without Sound, in a picture quality bad enough to let it appear black and white and without identification. (Look here: http://villafiorita.blogspot.com/2011/03/unkownmovie-broadcasted-on-german.html) It took me several years during which I skimmed through hundreds of old TV programmes – but, even though all leads that I had were false, I finally found it!

Thanks to cinndunc for the original (bad) clip, that started the search.

It’s from 1992 miniseries “karl may”

The tumultuous life of Karl May, the legendary (and infamous) adventure writer, creator of „Winnetou“, „Old Shatterhand“ and „Kara Ben Nemsi“ as a 6 part mini-series, broadcast at german ZDF. The series shows his growing up in great poverty, being blind until the age of 15 and the many backlashes he has to take until he can publish his first novel. The series was produced in celebration of May’s 150th birthday. As a grown up May is played by Henry Hübchen.

In this sequence teenage Karl runs away at night, after saying a final goodbye to his little sister. When Karl is gone the following morning, Karls father, a Saxonian weaver, questions the sister. She refuses to tell on Karl so her father turns her over his knee and spanks her soundly with unspairing hand (does not seem faked either)

spanker: Hans-Jörn Weber

spankee: unknown

director: Klaus Überall