Welcome in Vienna

Welcome in Vienna

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1986

Runtime

2h 7m

Genres

Drama, War

User Score

64%

Original Title

Wohin und zurück - Welcome in Vienna

Production Companies

Schweizer Fernsehen (FS), ZDF, ORF, Thalia-Film, SRG SSR

Director

Axel Corti

Description

Freddy, a Viennese Jew who emigrated to New York after Hitler's invasion, and Adler, a left-wing intellectual originally from Berlin, return to Austria in 1944 as soldiers in the U.S. Army. Freddy falls in love with the daughter of a Nazi, and Adler attempts to go over to the Communist Zone. But with the advent of the Cold War and continuing anti-semitism, the idealism of both characters is shattered as they find themselves surrounded by cynicism, opportunism, and universal self-deception.