

Die Puppenspieler
Drama
War & Politics
Overview
Helpless, the young convent student Richard has to watch as his mother Sarazenin Zobeida is condemned by the inquisitor Heinrich Institoris as a witch and burned at the stake. From then on, Richard swears revenge on Institoris for what he did to his family. He can escape and is taken by the merchant Jakob Fugger. He wants to teach him not only to seek blind revenge, but to manipulate people like puppets and thus to reach his goals. The two travel from Florence to Rome to influence the upcoming election of the pope and to witness the power struggle between the Medicis and the Borgias up close.
Status:
Ended
First Air Date:
2017-12-27
Runtime:
1h 30m
Director:
Rainer Kaufmann
Writer:
Unknown
Top Cast

Samuel Schneider
Richard

Herbert Knaup
Jakob Fugger

Sascha Alexander Geršak
Eberding

Ulrich Matthes
Kardinal Borgia

Edin Hasanović
Cesare Borgia

Philipp Moog
Heinrich Institoris

Rainer Bock
Kardinal della Rovere

Leonard Carow
Battista Nardini

Jan Messutat
Kardinal Sforza

Bernhard Schütz
Abt Torrani

Karel Polišenský
Papst Innozenz VIII.

Petr Halíček
Lorenzo di Medici
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