Outlaw

As Outlaw (English outlaw ) an outcast, criminal, vagrant etc. referred to, which is secreted by the general society. In Spain, these criminals that apply to part with the poor as a true freedom fighter and as a benefactor, Bandoleros are called.

An early English outlaw was the legendary Robin Hood, allegedly Robert, Earl of Huntingdon ( 1160-1247 ). In Italy, Fra Diavolo (1771-1806) and Carmine Crocco (1830-1905) became famous. Among the most famous American outlaws include Jesse James (1847-1882), Billy the Kid (1859-1881), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Bonnie and Clyde.

The Australian criminals Edward " Ned " Kelly (1854-1880) resistance in 1880 as The Iron Outlaw ( The Iron Lawless ) in a home-made armor from plow steel almost successfully the hail of police bullets. In German-speaking were John Buckler, called Schinderhannes, as well as Carl Wallmann or Nikol List bandits famous.

Some wicked embody a morbid fascination of adventure, freedom and criticism of the authorities. This is reflected in the high number of film adaptations of their life stories.

The term bandit was common in the 1970s, particularly by Burt Reynolds. In the eponymous film Smokey and the Bandit ( German A Smokey and the Bandit ) played Reynolds in a road movie the role of a daredevil Truckers, who stood with his Trans Am 's film colleagues, " snowman " ( country singer Jerry Reed ) as a truck driver to the side and an illegal transport through the United States organized.