'38 - Vienna Before the Fall

Overview

The film presents the political events surrounding the Anschluss in March of 1938 through the lives of Carola Hell, a popular young actress at the prestigious Theater in der Josefstadt, and Martin Hofmann, the Jewish journalist she plans to marry. When we encounter the couple in the lovely springtime weather their future is full of promise. They are determined to stay clear of politics. Yet in the climate of the time, nobody of her prominence or his religion can remain apolitical. Although Martin's journalist friend, Drechsler, calls to inform them that the Nazis plan to take over Austria soon, they concentrate on their work and their private happiness and dismiss the warnings.

Cast

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Tobias Engel

Martin

Sunnyi Melles

Carola

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Heinz Trixner

Toni

Romuald Pekny

Sovary

Ingrid Burkhard

Frau Schostal

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David Cameron

Oberst

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Josef Fröhlich

Kemetter

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Tanja von Oertzen

Frau von Wartenburg

Lotte Ledl

Carola's Mother

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Walter Starz

Sollnau

Lukas Resetarits

Cabdriver

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Gerhard Bronner