Cast
Gabriel Barylli (Freddy Wolf)Nicolas Brieger (Sgt. Adler)Claudia Messner (Claudia)Karlheinz Hackl (Treschensky)Joachim Kemmer (Lt. Binder)Hubert Mann (Capt. Karpeles)Liliana Nelska (Russian woman)Kurt Sowinetz (Stodola)Ingrid CanonierHelfried EdlingerLevin KressTom KrinzingerJustus NeumannLuise PrasserHertha SchellHeinz Trixner (Col. Schütte)Jeffrey Zach (Soldat)
Director
Axel Corti
Synopsis
In the conclusion of Axel Corti's trilogy - Freddy, a Viennese Jew who emigrated to New York after Hitler's invasion, and Adler, a left-wing intellectual originally from Berlin, return to Austria in 1944 as soldiers in the U.S. Army. Freddy falls in love with the daughter of a Nazi, and Adler attempts to go over to the Communist Zone. But with the advent of the Cold War and continuing anti-semitism, the idealism of both characters is shattered as they find themselves surrounded by cynicism, opportunism, and universal self-deception.
