''The Other Life'' (German: ''Das andere Leben'') is a 1948 Austrian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Rudolf Steinboeck Rudolf Steinboeck (1908–1996) was an Austrian theatre actor and director. He also directed and acted in several films.Fritsche p.232 & 246 He was married to the actress Aglaja Schmid. He headed the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna ...

and starring

Aglaja Schmid Aglaja Schmid (1926–2003) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Fritsche, p. 232. She was married to the theatre and film director Rudolf Steinboeck. Selected filmography * '' The Other Life'' (1948) * ''The Trial'' (1948) * ''Dreaming Days'' ...

Robert Lindner Robert Lindner (19 June 1916 – 6 June 1967) was an Austrian actor.Goble p.105 Selected filmography * ''Schrammeln'' (1944) * '' The Other Life'' (1948) * ''Third from the Right ''Third from the Right'' (german: Die Dritte von rechts) is a 1 ...

and

Gustav Waldau Gustav Waldau (27 February 1871 – 25 May 1958) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1955. Selected filmography * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1915) * ''In Thrall to the Claw'' (1921) * '' The ...

.Fritsche P.232 The sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Herbert Ploberger Herbert Ploberger (1902–1977) was an Austrian costume designer and art director active in German and Austrian cinema.Fritsche p.232 Selected filmography * '' Savoy Hotel 217'' (1936) * ''Condottieri'' (1937) * ''Kora Terry ''Kora Terry'' is ...

. It is based on the 1947 novella ''

Twentieth of July ''Twentieth of July'' (German: ''Der Zwanzigiste Juli'') is a 1947 novella by the Austrian writer Alexander Lernet-Holenia. During the Nazi era an aristocratic Austria woman lends her papers to a Jewish acquaintance, only to find herself without an ...

'' by

Alexander Lernet-Holenia Alexander Lernet-Holenia (21 October 1897, in Vienna — 3 July 1976) was an Austrian poet, novelist, dramaturgist and writer of screenplays and historical studies who produced a heterogeneous literary opus that included poetry, psychological ...

Synopsis

During the

Nazi era Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

, an Austrian, Elisabeth Josselin, assists Suzette, a Jewish friend, by swapping papers with her so she can get medical treatment. When Suzette dies, Elisabeth finds herself officially dead and so decides to adopt the identity of Suzette. Meanwhile, her husband Major Walter Josselin becomes involved in the

July Plot On 20 July 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg and other conspirators attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Führer of Nazi Germany, inside his Wolf's Lair field headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia, now Kętrzyn, in present-day Poland. The ...

against

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

Cast

as Elisabeth Josselin *

as Major Walter Josselin *

as Hofrat Buschek *

Vilma Degischer Vilma Degischer (17 November 1911 - 3 May 1992) was an Austrian theatre and film actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1931 to 1991. From 1931 to 1991 she played at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna. Early life After she atte ...

as Suzette Alberti *

Leopold Rudolf Leopold Rudolf (3 May 1911 – 4 June 1978) was an Austrian stage, film and television actor.Fritsche p.243 Selected filmography * '' After the Storm'' (1948) * '' The Other Life'' (1948) * ''Lambert Feels Threatened'' (1949) * ''Cordula'' (1950 ...

as Dozent Thomas Alberti *

Siegfried Breuer Siegfried Breuer (24 June 1906 – 1 February 1954) was an Austrian stage and film actor and occasional film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Vienna, Siegried was the son of Hans Breuer (1868 or 1870–1929), who was an opera sing ...

as Bukowsky *

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 Latheit *

Anton Edthofer Anton Franz Edthofer (18 September 1883 – 21 February 1971) was an Austrian actor. Partial filmography * '' The Sacrifice'' (1918) * ''Freier Dienst'' (1918) - Landovsky * ''Maria Magdalena'' (1919) * '' The Eyes of the World'' (1920) - Heinz ...

as General Rissius * Hans Ziegler as Dr. Joel *

Erni Mangold Erni Mangold (sometimes ''Ernie'' or ''Erna;'' born as Erna Goldmann on 25 January 1927) is an Austrian actress and stage director. Since 1948, she had appeared in more than 75 films and TV productions. Life Goldmann was born into a family of ar ...

as Mizzi *

Karl Günther Karl Günther (25 November 1885 – 27 June 1951) was an Austrian film actor. Selected filmography * '' The Masked Ones'' (1920) * ''The Riddle of the Sphinx'' (1921) * ''The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (1921) * ''The Call of Destiny'' (1922) * ' ...

as Oberst Schönborn

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013. * Von Dassanowsky, Robert. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005.

External links

* 1948 films Austrian drama films 1948 drama films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Rudolf Steinboeck Austrian black-and-white films Sascha-Film films Films based on works by Alexander Lernet-Holenia {{Austria-film-stub