The Other Life (film)
The Other Life (German: Das andere Leben) is a 1948 Austrian drama film directed by Rudolf Steinboeck and starring Aglaja Schmid, Robert Lindner and Gustav Waldau.[1] The sets were designed by the art director Herbert Ploberger. It is based on the 1947 novella Twentieth of July by Alexander Lernet-Holenia.
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| Directed by | Rudolf Steinboeck |
| Produced by | Viktor von Struwe |
| Written by | Alfred Ilbach |
| Based on | Twentieth of July by Alexander Lernet-Holenia |
| Starring | Aglaja Schmid Robert Lindner Gustav Waldau |
| Music by | Franz Salmhofer |
| Cinematography | Willi Sohm |
Production company | Theater in der Josefstadt |
| Distributed by | Sascha-Film |
Release date | 4 May 1948 |
Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
Synopsis
During the Nazi era, an Austrian Elisabeth Josselin assists Suzette a Jewish friend by swapping papers with her so she can get medical treatment. When Suzette died, Elisabeth finds herself officially dead and so decides to adopt the identity of Suzette. Meanwhile her husband Major Walter Josselin becomes involved in the July Plot against Adolf Hitler.
Cast
- Aglaja Schmid as Elisabeth Josselin
- Robert Lindner as Major Walter Josselin
- Gustav Waldau as Hofrat Buschek
- Vilma Degischer as Suzette Alberti
- Leopold Rudolf as Dozent Thomas Alberti
- Siegfried Breuer as Bukowsky
- Erik Frey as Latheit
- Anton Edthofer as General Rissius
- Hans Ziegler as Dr. Joel
- Erni Mangold as Mizzi
- Karl Günther as Oberst Schönborn
gollark: Plus, even without the dying part, ageing is pretty awful too.
gollark: I mean, I don't want to be *utterly* immortal i.e. will live literally forever when there is nothing else in the universe, but just *dying* after 80 years or whatever is so uncool.
gollark: Wow, you *want* to be mortal? How bad.
gollark: But what does that *mean*?
gollark: "As an immortal energy being, I do not require intake of sandwiches. Please cease this."
References
- Fritsche P.232
Bibliography
- Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013.
- Von Dassanowsky, Robert. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.
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