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Welcome in Vienna
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Wikipedia article
'Welcome in Vienna' is a 1986 Austrian drama film directed by Axel Corti. The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
It is the third film in the director's six-hour, "Where To and Back" ('Wohin und zurck') trilogy. It follows on from the first film, 1982's 'Wohin und zurck - God Does Not Believe In Us Anymore' , and the second film, 1986's 'Wohin und zurck - Santa Fe' .
"...The trilogy is loosely based on [writer] Trollers life as a Viennese Jew who fled Europe as a teenager, emigrated to the United States, and returned to Europe during World War II as an American soldier. Each of these full length feature films which are connected to each other by an advancing chronology and a series of overlapping characters are meant to be viewed together...".
Cast
* Gabriel Barylli as Freddy Wolf
* Nicolas Brieger as Sgt. Adler
* Claudia Messner as Claudia
* Karlheinz Hackl as Treschensky
* Joachim Kemmer as Lt. Binder
* Hubert Mann as Capt. Karpeles
* Liliana Nelska as Russian woman
* Kurt Sowinetz as Stodola
See also
* List of submissions to the 60th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Austrian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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