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Leutnant Gustl
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- Drama
Overview
In the foyer of a Viennese concert hall, Lieutenant Gustav Wilfert is called a "stupid boy" by master baker Habetswallner because of his clumsy arrogance and is grabbed by the pommel of his sabre without putting up a fight. A major witnessed the incident and, according to the army's code of honor, the lieutenant had lost his honor and should have shot himself. However, as the master baker died overnight, Gustl's testimony is pitted against that of the major in the court of honor. One of the main witnesses is Gustl's fiancée, Anna, who openly denounces the folly and obsolescence of chauvinistic notions of heroism. Finally, the meme-like Gustl awaits the verdict in her room...
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 26, 1963
- Original language
- German
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- NDR
- Cast
- Franz Messner,Alfred Reiterer,Ewald Balser,Hans Moser,Ernst Stankovski,Kurt Meisel,Fritz Schmiedel,Egon von Jordan,Carlo Böhm,Emmy Percy-Wüstenhagenand 2 more
- Director
- John Olden
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0234098