Tales from the Vienna Woods (1979 film)
| Tales from the Vienna Woods | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Film poster | |
| Directed by | Maximilian Schell |
| Written by | Christopher Hampton Ödön von Horvath (play) Maximilian Schell |
| Starring | Birgit Doll |
| Cinematography | Klaus König |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
Release date |
|
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | Austria West Germany |
| Language | German |
Tales from the Vienna Woods (German: Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald) is a 1979 Austrian-German drama film directed by Maximilian Schell.[1] The film was adapted from the play by Ödön von Horvath. It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2] It was the final film for veteran actress Lil Dagover who started her film career in the 1910s.
Plot[edit]
In Vienna, in 1930, a young woman falls in love with a gambler and leaves her fiancé, a common butcher. They become a couple and have a baby, but he gets bored and leaves them. Without means to support herself, her downfall begins.
Cast[edit]
- Birgit Doll as Marianne
- Hanno Pöschl as Alfred
- Helmut Qualtinger as Zauberkönig
- Jane Tilden as Valerie
- Adrienne Gessner as Alfred's Grandmother
- Götz Kauffmann as Oskar
- André Heller as Hierlinger
- Norbert Schiller as Rittmeister
- Eric Pohlmann as Mister
- Robert Meyer as Erich
- Lil Dagover (in her last film role) as Helene
- Martha Wallner as Alfred's Mother
See also[edit]
- List of submissions to the 52nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Austrian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References[edit]
- ^ "Tales from the Vienna Woods". mubi. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
External links[edit]
 | This article related to an Austrian film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This 1970s drama film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1979 films
- 1979 drama films
- Austrian drama films
- West German films
- 1970s German-language films
- Films directed by Maximilian Schell
- Austrian films based on plays
- Films set in 1929
- Films set in 1930
- Films set in 1931
- Constantin Film films
- German drama films
- 1970s German films
- Austrian film stubs
- 1970s drama film stubs