’38 - Vienna Before the Fall (1986): Cast & Plot
’38 - Vienna Before the Fall is a 1986 drama directed by Wolfgang Glück, starring Sunnyi Melles as Carola, Tobias Engel and David Cameron. It runs 1 hour 37 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 37m (97 min)
- Director
- Wolfgang Glück
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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German - Studio
- ORF
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is ’38 - Vienna Before the Fall About?
The premise of ’38 - Vienna Before the Fall without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
The story follows Carola Hell, a celebrated actress at Vienna’s Theater in der Josefstadt, and Martin Hofmann, a Jewish journalist she plans to marry, as the March 1938 Anschluss looms. Though they try to ignore politics, their status and faith make neutrality impossible. When Martin’s friend Drechsler warns of the Nazi takeover, they cling to work and private happiness, dismissing the danger.
’38 - Vienna Before the Fall Themes & Keywords
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- journalist
- theater actress
- actress
- nazi
- nazism
- jew
- year 1938
- 1930s
- world war two
- vienna austria
- based on novel
’38 - Vienna Before the Fall Cast & Characters
Sunnyi Melles leads the cast as Carola, with Tobias Engel as Martin and David Cameron as Oberst. Directed by Wolfgang Glück; 30 actors are credited in all.
- Director Wolfgang Glück
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Sunnyi Melles as Carola - Tobias Engel as Martin
- David Cameron as Oberst
- Jan Skopeček
Also Starring in ’38 - Vienna Before the Fall
· 26 more- Heinz Trixner Toni
- Viktor Maurer
- Lukas Resetarits Cabdriver
- Josef Fröhlich Kemetter
- Ingrid Burkhard Frau Schostal
- Lotte Ledl Carola's Mother
- Miguel Herz-Kestranek
- Romuald Pekny Sovary
- Hermann Schmid
- Maria Singer
- Walter Starz Sollnau
- Ulrich Faulhaber
- Gerhard Swoboda
- Tanja von Oertzen Frau von Wartenburg
- Robert Hauer-Riedl
- Christoph Schobesberger
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More from Wolfgang Glück
More films directed by Wolfgang Glück: Student Gerber and Traumnovelle.
’38 - Vienna Before the Fall Plot Summary
What happens in ’38 - Vienna Before the Fall from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In 1937, the story moves between Vienna and Berlin, following Carola Hell, Sunnyi Melles, as she begins a promising acting career. She falls in love with Martin Hoffmann, Tobias Engel, an assimilated Jewish writer, and the two move into a shared apartment, convinced they can keep their relationship private and apolitical despite the changing political winds. During a Berlin performance, Carola encounters the harsh reality of the regime as she brushes against the Gestapo. When she misses the agreed reporting time, Martin, warned by friends, decides to travel to Berlin but is intercepted and searched on the way.
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The whole story of ’38 - Vienna Before the Fall, scene by scene
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’38 - Vienna Before the Fall Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “'38 Home to the Realm” and “38 - Heim ins Reich”.
- Also known as
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- '38 Home to the Realm
- 38 - Heim ins Reich
- Achtunddreissig
- '38
- 38度-秋天前的维也纳
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’38 - Vienna Before the Fall FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of ’38 - Vienna Before the Fall, each answered in a sentence.
How long is ’38 - Vienna Before the Fall?
’38 - Vienna Before the Fall runs 1 hour 37 minutes (97 minutes).
When was ’38 - Vienna Before the Fall released?
’38 - Vienna Before the Fall was released on September 4, 1986.
Who directed ’38 - Vienna Before the Fall?
’38 - Vienna Before the Fall was directed by Wolfgang Glück.
More films by Wolfgang Glück Who is in the cast of ’38 - Vienna Before the Fall?
’38 - Vienna Before the Fall stars Sunnyi Melles as Carola, Tobias Engel as Martin and David Cameron as Oberst, among 30 credited actors.
Does ’38 - Vienna Before the Fall have a post-credit scene?
No. ’38 - Vienna Before the Fall has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is ’38 - Vienna Before the Fall in?
The original language of ’38 - Vienna Before the Fall is German.
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