Jonathan (1970): Cast
Jonathan is a 1970 drama horror film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer, starring Jürgen Jung as Jonathan, Arthur Brauss and Jochen Busse. It is inspired by Dracula by Bram Stoker. It runs 1 hour 37 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 37m (97 min)
- Director
- Hans W. Geißendörfer
- Original language
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German - Studio
- Telepool
- Inspired by
- Dracula by Bram Stoker
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Jonathan About?
The premise of Jonathan without spoilers.
Marketed as the first adult vampire film, it follows a group of vampires menacing a quiet coastal village on Germany’s North Sea shore. Young Jonathan teams up with fellow students and local residents to organize a resistance and launch an uprising against the blood‑thirsty invaders.
Jonathan Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- sea
- 19th century
- carriage
- psychotronic film
- rural setting
- european psychotronic film
- german psychotronic film
- post apocalypse
- looking through a keyhole
- central europe
- german horror
- cemetery
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- germanic mythology
- central european mythology
- rural horror
- folk horror
- cigarette smoking
- new german cinema
- climbing a wall
- nun
- suicide
- rat
- corpse
- castle
- dungeon
- female vampire
- dead animal
- ballet
- crucifix
- robbery
- hunchback
- one word title
- forename as title
- torture dungeon
- chained to a wall
- branded chest
- foreign language adaptation
- locked door
- suspicion
- literature on screen
- british literature on screen
- european literature on screen
- fantasy literature on screen
- horror literature on screen
- british fantasy literature on screen
- european fantasy literature on screen
- british horror literature on screen
- european horror literature on screen
- suspicious woman
- name in title
Jonathan Cast & Characters
Jürgen Jung leads the cast as Jonathan, with Arthur Brauss as Adolf and Jochen Busse as Thug. Directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer; 28 actors are credited in all.
- Director Hans W. Geißendörfer
- Jürgen Jung as Jonathan
- Arthur Brauss as Adolf
- Jochen Busse as Thug
- Walter Feuchtenberg as Lena's Father
Also Starring in Jonathan
· 24 more- Hertha von Walther Thomas' Mutter
- Michael Grimm
- Dietrich Kerky Eberhard
- Alexander May Porter
- Wilfried Klaus Pfarrer
- Paul Albert Krumm Graf
- Willy Schultes
- Monica Teuber
- Ilona Grübel Eleonore
- Michael Kroecher Servant
- Ilse Künkele Lena's Mother
- Oskar von Schab Professor
- Peter Bauer Young Man
- Peter Heeg Persecutor
- Hans-Dieter Jendreyko Joseph
- Christine Ratej Elisabeth
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- Thomas Astan Thomas
- Eleonore Schminke Lena
- Sofie Strehlow Old Woman
- Gudrun Gundelach
- Michael Z. Hoffmann
- Gaby Herbst
- Kathi Tellheim
- Bernd Schwamm
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Jonathan FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Jonathan, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Jonathan?
Jonathan runs 1 hour 37 minutes (97 minutes).
When was Jonathan released?
Jonathan was released on May 15, 1970.
Who directed Jonathan?
Jonathan was directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer.
More films by Hans W. Geißendörfer Who is in the cast of Jonathan?
Jonathan stars Jürgen Jung as Jonathan, Arthur Brauss as Adolf and Jochen Busse as Thug, among 28 credited actors.
Does Jonathan have a post-credit scene?
No. Jonathan has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Jonathan in?
The original language of Jonathan is German.
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