''The Fourth Commandment'' (German: ''Das vierte Gebot'') is a 1950 Austrian historical

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directed by

Eduard von Borsody Eduard von Borsody (; 13 June 1898 – 1 January 1970) was an Austrian cameraman, film editor, film director, and screenplay writer. Biography His film career began as a cameraman. Among his first jobs were three films on which Mihály Kertés ...

and starring

Attila Hörbiger Attila Hörbiger (21 April 1896 – 27 April 1987) was an Austrian stage and movie actor. Life Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the son of engineer Hanns Hörbiger and the young ...

Dagny Servaes Dagny Servaes (10 March 1894 – 10 July 1961) was a German-Austrian stage and film actress. In the theatre she appeared in the productions of Max ReinhardtStyan p.89 and Berthold Brecht. Servaes appeared in around sixty films during her career, ...

and

Inge Egger Inge Egger (27 August 1923 – 5 September 1976) was an Austrian stage, television and film actress. She played the female lead in the 1953 operetta film Operetta films (German: Operettenfilm) are a genre of musical films associated with, but n ...

.Fritsche p.238 It was shot at the

Sievering Studios Sievering Studios were film production studios located in Sievering, a suburb of the Austrian capital Vienna. The studios were established in 1916 by the film pioneer Alexander Kolowrat for use by his Sascha-Film. After the First World War they f ...

and on location in the

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Gustav Abel Gustav Abel (1902–1963) was an Austrian art director.Fritsche p. 229 Selected filmography * ''The Silent Partner'' (1939) * '' Father For a Night'' (1939) * '' A Woman Has Fallen'' (1941) * '' The Hero of Venice'' (1941) * '' The Fourth Comma ...

. It was released in

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the same year by Union Film. It is based in the 1878 play of the same name by

Ludwig Anzengruber Ludwig Anzengruber (29 November 1839 – 10 December 1889) was an Austrian dramatist, novelist and poet. He was born and died in Vienna, Austria. Origins The Anzengruber line originated in the district of Ried im Innkreis in Upper Austria. Lu ...

Synopsis

A once prosperous craftsman in late

nineteenth century The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolish ...

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

finds himself and his family in increasing financial difficulties due to the industrialisation that has damaged his business.

Cast

as Schalanter *

as Barbara Schalanter - seine Frau *

Hans Putz Hans Putz (November 17, 1920 in Vienna – January 31, 1990 in Hamburg) was an Austrian actor. He had a stage career, including working at the Schauspielhaus Zürich and the Volkstheater in Vienna; he also appeared in a number of films. ...

as Martin Schalanter - beider Sohn *

as Josefa Schalanter - beider Tochter * Auguste Welten as Großmutter Herwig *

Alfred Neugebauer Alfred Neugebauer (24 December 1888 – 14 September 1957) was an Austrian film actor. Selected filmography * '' Money in the Streets'' (1922) * ''Money on the Street'' (1930) * '' Madame Bluebeard'' (1931) * '' Storm in a Water Glass'' (1931) * ...

as Hutterer - Hausbesitzer *

Alma Seidler Alma Seidler (1 June 1899 – 8 December 1977) was an Austrian actress. She was member of the Burgtheater for over 50 years. Biography Alma Seidler was born in Leoben, the daughter of Ernst Seidler von Feuchtenegg. The later Burgtheater dir ...

as Sidonie Hutterer - seine Frau * Brigitte Ratz as Hedwig Hutterer - beider Tochter *

Fritz Imhoff Fritz Imhoff, real name: Friedrich Arnold Heinrich Jeschke (January 6, 1891, Alsergrund February 24, 1961, Wieden) was an Austrian actor. He was a brother of the Wienerlied composer (18901962). Selected filmography * '' Daughter of the Regi ...

as Stolzenthaler sen. *

Erik Frey Erik Frey (1 March 1908 – 2 September 1988) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1936 and 1988. He was born and died in Vienna, Austria. He was married to the actress Jane Tilden. Selected filmography * ...

as August Stolzenthaler - sein Sohn *

Karl Skraup Karl Skraup (31 July 1898 – 2 October 1958) was an Austrian stage and film actor. From 1947 until his death in 1958 he worked at the Volkstheater in Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = ...

as Hausbesorger Schön *

Annie Rosar Annie Rosar (May 17, 1888 – August 5, 1963) was an Austrian stage and film actress who is best remembered today for her appearances in many Austrian comedy films from the 1930s to the early 1960s. In those movies, she was frequently cast in the ...

as Anna Schön - seine Frau *

Erich Auer Erich Auer (14 April 1923 – 17 December 2004) was an Austrian theater, film and television actor.Goble p.173 He had leading roles in several heimatfilmen during the early 1950s. He was married to Martha Wallner, a popular Austrian actress. T ...

as Eduard Schön - beider Sohn - Priester *

Carl Bosse Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...

as Robert Frey * Leopold Rudolf as Gehilfe Johann * Arthur Popp as Gehilfe Karl

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1950 films Austrian drama films 1950 drama films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Eduard von Borsody Austrian black-and-white films Austrian historical films 1950s historical films Films set in the 19th century Austrian films based on plays Sascha-Film films Films shot at Sievering Studios Films set in Vienna Films shot in Vienna {{Austria-film-stub