Rübezahl, der Herr der Berge) is a 1957 West German film directed by Erich Kobler.

It stars Franz Essel as the title character.

The film premiered on 6 October 1957 at Planie-Lichtspiele in Stuttgart.

[1][2][3] Rübezahl lives in the Giant Mountains (German: Riesengebirge).

For 999 years he has not appeared among the people who live in a nearby valley.