Everyman (film)
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Everyman is a 1961 Austrian drama film
directed by Gottfried Reinhardt, based on the play
written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
. The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 34th Academy Awards
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Gottfried Reinhardt, based on the play
Everyman (play)
The Somonyng of Everyman , usually referred to simply as Everyman, is a late 15th-century English morality play. Like John Bunyan's novel Pilgrim's Progress, Everyman examines the question of Christian salvation by use of allegorical characters, and what Man must do to attain it...
written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Hugo Laurenz August Hofmann von Hofmannsthal ; , was an Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist.-Early life:...
. The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 34th Academy Awards
34th Academy Awards
The 34th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1961, were held on April 9, 1962 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Bob Hope; this was the seventh time Hope hosted the Oscars...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Cast
- Ewald BalserEwald BalserEwald Balser was a German film actor. He appeared in 53 films between 1935 and 1975.He was born in Elberfeld, Germany and died in Vienna, Austria.-Selected filmography:* The Trial * Eroica...
as Die Stimme des Herrn - Walther ReyerWalther ReyerWalther Reyer was an Austrian actor. He appeared in over 50 films and television shows between 1954 and 1997.-Selected filmography:* Das sündige Dorf * Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress...
as Jedermann - Paula WesselyPaula WesselyPaula Anna Maria Wessely was an Austrian theatre and film actress. Die Wessely , as she was affectionately called by her admirers and fans, was Austria's foremost popular postwar actress....
as Glaube - Kurt Heintel as Der Tod
- Ellen Schwiers as Buhlschaft
- Sonja SutterSonja SutterSonja Sutter is an German film actress. She was one of few actors that was allowed to appear in productions in both East and West Germany. She is remembered for her role as Fraulein Rottenmeier in the German TV-series Heidi from 1978. This series aired in many countries in Europe during the 80s...
as Gute Werke - Alma SeidlerAlma SeidlerAlma Seidler was an Austrian actress. She was the daughter of Ernst Seidler von Feuchtenegg, and had an extensive stage and screen career.- References :* at Österreich-Lexikon...
as Jedermanns Mutter - Wolfgang Gasser as Jedermanns guter Gesell
- Viktor Braun as Der Koch
- Helmut Janatsch as Ein armer Nachbar
- Karl Blühm as Schuldknecht
- Roswitha Posselt as Schuldknechts Weib
See also
- List of submissions to the 34th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Austrian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film