The Other Life

Overview

The film tells the story of a young Jewish woman who, during the Nazi era, is hidden by her friend, treated in a hospital using her identity papers, and dies there. As a result, her friend loses her official identity. For the first time, the question of the behavior of friends, neighbors, caretakers, and strangers during the persecution of Vienna's Jewish population is raised. Ostensibly, "The Other Life" is a gripping play on identity, but overall, it is an astonishing demonstration of the civil courage of Alexander Lernet-Holenia (1897-1976), who, shortly after the war, addressed the then-taboo subject of the persecution of the Jews in his literary work. The ambitious film studio of the Theater in der Josefstadt, which did not last long, took up the material and filmed it with the theater's actors.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 11, 1948

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Austria

Cast

Gustav Waldau,Erik Frey,Siegfried Breuer,Vilma Degischer,Hans Ziegler,Aglaja Schmid,Carl Günther,Ernst Waldbrunn,Robert Lindner,Erni Mangoldand 3 more

Director

Rudolf Steinboeck

Writer

Alexander Lernet-Holenia,Alfred Ibach

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0040093