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Welcome in Vienna (1986)

Welcome in Vienna (1986)

Drama War
Release Date: 1986, January 1
Directors: Axel Corti
Countries: Austria, Switzerland, Germany
Production: Schweizer Fernsehen (FS), ZDF, ZDF, ORF, ORF, Thalia-Film, Thalia-Film, SRG SSR, SRG SSR
Cast: Liliana Nelska, Karlheinz Hackl, Heinz Trixner, Claudia Messner, Gabriel Barylli, Joachim Kemmer, Nicolas Brieger, Kurt Sowinetz, Hubert Mann, Jeffrey Zach

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

based on true story world war ii 1940s black market holocaust (shoah) antisemitism jewish life immigrant refugee us army vienna, austria red army socialism salzburg trafficking denazification