''The Judas of Tyrol'' (german: Der Judas von Tirol) is a 1933 German
historical
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drama film directed by
Franz Osten
Franz Osten (23 December 1876 in Munich – 2 December 1956) was a Bavaria, Bavarian filmmaker who along with Himansu Rai was among the first retainers of Bombay Talkies. Osten partnered with Rai on a number of India's earliest blockbuster film ...
and starring
Fritz Rasp,
Camilla Spira, and
Marianne Hoppe
Marianne Hoppe (26 April 1909 – 23 October 2002) was a German theatre and film actress.
Life and work
Born in Rostock, Hoppe became a leading lady of stage and films in Germany. She was born into a wealthy landowning family and was initiall ...
. It was shot at the
Johannisthal Studios in
Berlin.
[Klaus p.89] The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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Hans Jacoby. Its
Berlin premiere was at the
Marmorhaus.
Synopsis
The film is set in the early nineteenth century, when the
Tyrol was under foreign occupation. The Tyrolean folk hero
Andreas Hofer hides in the village of
St Leonhardt, whose residents are preparing to stage their annual
Passion Play. The film focuses on Raffl, a young farmhand cast in the role of
Judas. Raffl gradually loses the ability to distinguish between role and reality.
Cast
See also
*''
Raffl
''Raffl'' is a 1984 Austrian drama film directed by Christian Berger. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was screened for the Directors' Fortnight at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
*Lois Weinberger as ...
'' (1984)
References
Bibliography
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* Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1933''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
External links
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1933 films
1930s historical drama films
German historical drama films
Films of Nazi Germany
1930s German-language films
Films directed by Franz Osten
German films based on plays
Films set in the Alps
Napoleonic Wars films
Tobis Film films
German black-and-white films
1933 drama films
1930s German films
Films shot at Johannisthal Studios
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