The Other Life
Directed byRudolf Steinboeck
Written byAlfred Ilbach
Based onTwentieth of July by Alexander Lernet-Holenia
Produced byViktor von Struwe
Starring
CinematographyWilli Sohm
Music byFranz Salmhofer
Production
company
Theater in der Josefstadt
Distributed bySascha-Film
Release date
4 May 1948
Running time
109 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman

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

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.


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