The Other Life (film)

The Other Life
Directed by	Rudolf Steinboeck
Written by	Alfred Ilbach
Based on	Twentieth of July by Alexander Lernet-Holenia
Produced by	Viktor von Struwe
Starring	Aglaja Schmid Robert Lindner Gustav Waldau
Cinematography	Willi Sohm
Music by	Franz Salmhofer
Production company	Theater in der Josefstadt
Distributed by	Sascha-Film
Release date	4 May 1948 (1948-05-04)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

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.

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 dies, 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

References

1. 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.

External links

• The Other Life at IMDb