Austrian films of the 1960s
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A list of films produced in the Cinema of Austria
in the 1960s ordered by year of release. For an alphabetical list of articles on Austrian films see :Category:Austrian films.
Cinema of Austria
Austria has had an active cinema industry since the early 20th century. Sascha Kolowrat-Krakowsky was among the Austrian pioneers of this art. Several Austrians pursued a career in pre-Nazi Germany and later in the United States, among them Fritz Lang, Josef von Sternberg, Billy Wilder, Fred...
in the 1960s ordered by year of release. For an alphabetical list of articles on Austrian films see :Category:Austrian films.
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| 1960 1960 in film The year 1960 in film involved some significant events, with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho the top-grossing release in the U.S.-Events:* April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I... |
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| Das Erbe von Björndal (The Heritage of Björndal) | Gustav Ucicky Gustav Ucicky Gustav Ucicky was an acclaimed Austrian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. He was one of the more successful and acclaimed directors in Austria and Germany from the 1930s through to the early 1960s... |
Brigitte Horney Brigitte Horney Brigitte Horney was a German theatre and film actress. Best remembered was her role as Empress Katherine the Great in the 1943 version of the UFA film version of Baron Munchhausen, directed by Josef von Báky, with Hans Albers in the title role.-Life and work:Brigitte Horney was the daughter of... , Joachim Hansen Joachim Hansen (actor) Joachim Hansen was a German actor. He was best known for film roles in the 1960s and 1970s where he was often cast in roles portraying Nazi officers and World War II German officials.... , Michael Hinz |
serious Heimatfilm Heimatfilm Heimatfilm is the name given to a film genre that was popular in Germany, Switzerland and Austria from the late 40s to the early 70s. They were usually shot in the Alps, the Black Forest or the Lüneburg Heath and always involved the outdoors... |
Mundus/Wien-Film Wien-Film Wien-Film GmbH was a large Austrian film company, which in 1938 succeeded the Tobis-Sascha-Filmindustrie AG and lasted until 1985... |
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| Frauen in Teufels Hand (Women in the Devil's Hand) | Hermann Leitner | Maria Sebaldt Maria Sebaldt -Selected filmography:* The Little Czar * Mädchen ohne Grenzen * Charley's Aunt * Los Pistoleros de Arizona -External links:... , Helmut Schmid |
Spy film | Schönbrunn-Film | |
| Kriminaltango Kriminaltango "Kriminaltango" or "Kriminal-Tango" is a traditional pop song or Schlager, that was released in 1959. The Italian original by Piero Trombetta only achieved a modest success, whereas the German version performed by Hazy Osterwald became a big hit in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.The song... (Criminal Tango) |
Géza von Cziffra Géza von Cziffra Géza von Cziffra was a Hungarian and Austrian film director and screenwriter.- Life :Cziffra was a Banat German in origin, born in 1900 in Arad in the Banat region, at that date in the Kingdom of Hungary, now in Romania.... |
Musical comedy | Ö/D | ||
| 1961 1961 in film The year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:* Atlantis, the Lost ContinentB... |
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| Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald Tales from the Vienna Woods refers to several landmark works in Germanophone culture, including:*a waltz by Johann Strauss II;*a play by Ödön von Horváth; and*several film adaptations of the play.... (Tales from the Vienna Woods) |
Erich Neuberg | Karl Hackenberg, Walter Kohut Walter Kohut Walter Kohut was an Austrian film, television and theatre actor.He appeared in many Austrian and German films over a 30 year period and became known for playing shady characters... |
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| Die Abenteuer des Grafen Bobby (The Adventures of Count Bobby) | Géza von Cziffra Géza von Cziffra Géza von Cziffra was a Hungarian and Austrian film director and screenwriter.- Life :Cziffra was a Banat German in origin, born in 1900 in Arad in the Banat region, at that date in the Kingdom of Hungary, now in Romania.... |
Peter Alexander, Vivi Bach Vivi Bach Vivi Bach is a Danish film actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1958 and 1974.She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.-Selected filmography:* Krudt og klunker * Pigen og vandpytten... , Gunther Philipp Gunther Philipp -Selected filmography:* Der Schuß durchs Fenster * The Count of Luxemburg * Bombs on Monte Carlo * The White Horse Inn * Season in Salzburg * Mariandl * Mariandl's Homecoming... |
Musical comedy | Sascha-Film Sascha-Film Sascha-Film, in full Sascha-Filmindustrie AG and from 1933 Tobis-Sascha-Filmindustrie AG, was the largest Austrian film production company of the silent film and early sound film period.-History:... |
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| Autofahrer unterwegs (Car Driver En Route) | Otto Ambros Otto Ambros Otto Ambros was a German chemist, notably involved with the research of chemical nerve agents.-Early life:He was the son of a university professor. He went to school and passed his Abitur exam in Munich. In 1920 he went to the University of Munich to study chemistry and agricultural science... |
Margot Philipp, Jimmy Makulis Jimmy Makulis Dimitrios Makulis was a Greek singer who had a successful career in German-speaking markets in the 1950s and 1960s, and is known for his participation on behalf of Austria in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest.- Early career :Makulis became a successful singer in his native Greece... , Fritz Muliar Fritz Muliar Fritz Muliar, born as Friedrich Ludwig Stand , was an Austrian actor who, due to his huge popularity, is often referred to by his countrymen as Volksschauspieler.- Biography :... |
Travel comedy | ||
| Jedermann Everyman (film) 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.-Cast:* Ewald Balser as Die... |
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| Geständnis einer Sechzehnjährigen (Confession of a Sixteen-Year-Old Girl) | Georg Tressler | Nina Sandt, Wolfgang Preiss Wolfgang Preiss Wolfgang Preiss was a German theatre, film and television actor.The son of a teacher, in the early 1930s Preiss studied philosophy, German and drama. He also took private acting classes with Hans Schlenck, making his stage début in Munich in 1932... , Barbara Frey |
Youth film/Drama | Wien Film | |
| Der Herr Karl (Mr. Karl) | Erich Neuberg | Helmut Qualtinger Helmut Qualtinger Helmut Qualtinger was an Austrian actor, writer and cabaret performer.-Biography:Helmut Qualtinger was born in Vienna, Austria... , Carl Merz |
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| Mariandl Mariandl Mariandl is a 1961 Austrian drama film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Cornelia Froboess, Rudolf Prack and Waltraut Haas. It was followed by a sequel Mariandl's Homecoming in 1962... |
Werner Jacobs Werner Jacobs -Selected filmography:* Gitarren der Liebe * André and Ursula * San Salvatore * Santa Lucia * The Count of Luxemburg * Münchhausen in Afrika * Here I Am, Here I Stay... |
Cornelia Froboess Cornelia Froboess Cornelia Froboess is a German actress and a teen idol of the 1950s and early 1960s. During that time, Froboess appeared in many musical films, especially after the rock and roll wave had hit Germany... , Rudolf Prack Rudolf Prack -Selected filmography:* The Thief of Bagdad * Die Privatsekretärin * Ball at the Savoy * Mariandl * Mariandl's Homecoming * Holiday in St. Tropez * The Standard -External links:... , Waltraut Haas Waltraut Haas Waltraut Haas is a popular Austrian stage and film actress and singer.Born in Vienna, Haas grew up at Schloss Schönbrunn, where her mother was a restaurateur. Haas made her stage debut in Linz but was soon won over to the big screen... |
Heimatfilm Heimatfilm Heimatfilm is the name given to a film genre that was popular in Germany, Switzerland and Austria from the late 40s to the early 70s. They were usually shot in the Alps, the Black Forest or the Lüneburg Heath and always involved the outdoors... |
Sascha-Film Sascha-Film Sascha-Film, in full Sascha-Filmindustrie AG and from 1933 Tobis-Sascha-Filmindustrie AG, was the largest Austrian film production company of the silent film and early sound film period.-History:... |
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| 1962 1962 in film The year 1962 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May - The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government.... |
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| Adorable Julia Adorable Julia Adorable Julia is a 1962 German comedy film directed by Alfred Weidenmann. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Lilli Palmer - Julia Lambert* Charles Boyer - Michael Grosselyn* Jean Sorel - Tom Fennel... |
Alfred Weidenmann Alfred Weidenmann Alfred Weidenmann was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 36 films between 1942 and 1984.-Selected filmography:* Der Stern von Afrika * Sacred Waters * Adorable Julia... |
Entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival 1962 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Tetsuro Furukaki *Henry Deutschmeister *Sophie Desmarets *Jean Dutourd *Mel Ferrer *Romain Gary *Jerzy Kawalerowicz *Ernst Krüger... |
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| Lycanthropus Lycanthropus Lycanthropus is a 1962 horror film directed by Paolo Heusch... |
Paolo Heusch Paolo Heusch Paolo Heusch was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed ten films between 1958 and 1970... |
Barbara Lass, Curt Lowens Curt Lowens Curt Lowens is a German actor of the stage and films, and a survivor and resistant of the Holocaust.-Life and career:... |
Horror | ||
| Der Rote Rausch Der Rote Rausch Der Rote Rausch is a 1962 German thriller film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Klaus Kinski.-Cast:* Klaus Kinski - Martin* Brigitte Grothum - Katrin* Marina Petrova - Anna* Sieghardt Rupp - Karl* Dieter Borsche - Professor Lindner... (The Red Intoxication) |
Wolfgang Schleif | Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski , was a German actor. He appeared in more than 130 films, and is perhaps best-remembered as a leading role actor in Werner Herzog films: Aguirre, the Wrath of God , Nosferatu the Vampyre , Woyzeck , Fitzcarraldo and Cobra Verde .-Early... , Brigitte Grothum Brigitte Grothum Brigitte Grothum is a German film actress. She has appeared in 50 films since 1955.She was born in Dessau, Germany.-Selected filmography:* The Last Ones Shall Be First * The Strange Countess... |
serious Heimatfilm Heimatfilm Heimatfilm is the name given to a film genre that was popular in Germany, Switzerland and Austria from the late 40s to the early 70s. They were usually shot in the Alps, the Black Forest or the Lüneburg Heath and always involved the outdoors... |
Rex-Film | |
| Unsere tollen Nichten (Our Crazy Nieces) | Rolf Olsen | Gunther Philipp Gunther Philipp -Selected filmography:* Der Schuß durchs Fenster * The Count of Luxemburg * Bombs on Monte Carlo * The White Horse Inn * Season in Salzburg * Mariandl * Mariandl's Homecoming... , Vivi Bach Vivi Bach Vivi Bach is a Danish film actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1958 and 1974.She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.-Selected filmography:* Krudt og klunker * Pigen og vandpytten... , Paul Hörbiger Paul Hörbiger Paul Hörbiger was an Austrian theatre and film actor.-Life and work:Paul Hörbiger was born in Budapest, the son of Hans Hörbiger, an engineer who wrote Welteislehre on glacial cosmology, and elder brother of actor Attila Hörbiger. In 1902 the family returned to Vienna, while Paul attended the... |
Musical comedy | Wiener Stadthalle Wiener Stadthalle Wiener Stadthalle is an indoor arena, located in the 15th district of Vienna, Austria. It was designed by Austrian architect Roland Rainer and built from 1953–1958... |
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| 1963 1963 in film The year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City.... |
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| Charleys Tante (Charley's Aunt Charley's Aunt Charley's Aunt is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. It broke all historic records for plays of any kind, with an original London run of 1,466 performances.... ) |
Géza von Cziffra Géza von Cziffra Géza von Cziffra was a Hungarian and Austrian film director and screenwriter.- Life :Cziffra was a Banat German in origin, born in 1900 in Arad in the Banat region, at that date in the Kingdom of Hungary, now in Romania.... |
Peter Alexander | Musical comedy | ||
| Hochzeit am Neusiedler See (Wedding on the Neusiedler Lake) | Rolf Olsen | Gertraud Jesserer Gertraud Jesserer -Selected filmography:* Eva * I Learned It from Father * Attempted Flight * Debt of Love * Rex-der Kleine Kommissar * Germanija * Lautlos * Il Commissario Rex... , Udo Jürgens Udo Jürgens Udo Jürgens is an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spans over fifty years... |
Comedy | Union Film | |
| Der letzte Ritt nach Santa Cruz (Last Ride to Santa Cruz) | Rolf Olsen | Edmund Purdom Edmund Purdom Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom was a British actor.-Early life:Purdom was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England and educated at St. Augustine's Abbey School, Ramsgate, then by the Jesuits at St. Ignatius Grammar School and Welwyn Garden City Grammar School... , Mario Adorf Mario Adorf Mario Adorf is a German film and stage actor, best known for his lead role in the 1978 film The Tin Drum.-Biography:... , Marianne Koch Marianne Koch Marianne Koch is a retired German actress of the 1950s and 1960s, best known for her appearances in spaghetti westerns and adventure films of the 1960s. She later worked as a television host and as a physician.... |
Western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of... |
Wiener Stadthalle Wiener Stadthalle Wiener Stadthalle is an indoor arena, located in the 15th district of Vienna, Austria. It was designed by Austrian architect Roland Rainer and built from 1953–1958... |
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| 1964 1964 in film The year 1964 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is released.... |
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| Happy-End am Wörthersee (Happy Ending on the Wörthersee) | Hans Hollmann | Waltraut Haas Waltraut Haas Waltraut Haas is a popular Austrian stage and film actress and singer.Born in Vienna, Haas grew up at Schloss Schönbrunn, where her mother was a restaurateur. Haas made her stage debut in Linz but was soon won over to the big screen... , Rudolf Prack Rudolf Prack -Selected filmography:* The Thief of Bagdad * Die Privatsekretärin * Ball at the Savoy * Mariandl * Mariandl's Homecoming * Holiday in St. Tropez * The Standard -External links:... , Peter Kraus Peter Kraus Peter Kraus is a German singer and actor.Born Peter Siegfried Krausenecker in Munich, Kraus was popular especially in the 1950s, notably in those musical comedy films where he played opposite Cornelia Froboess.- Youth :... |
Travel comedy, holiday comedy | Wiener Stadthalle Wiener Stadthalle Wiener Stadthalle is an indoor arena, located in the 15th district of Vienna, Austria. It was designed by Austrian architect Roland Rainer and built from 1953–1958... |
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| Liebesgrüße aus Tirol (Love from the Tyrol) | Franz Antel Franz Antel Franz Antel was a veteran Austrian filmmaker.Born in Vienna, Antel worked mainly as a film producer in the interwar years. After World War II, he began writing and directing films on a large scale... |
Peter Weck Peter Weck -Selected filmography:Actor* Mariandl * Almost Angels * Mariandl's Homecoming * The Cardinal * Marry Me, Cherie * When the Grapevines Bloom on the Danube... , Gitte Hänning |
Comedy | Neue Delta | |
| 1965 1965 in film The year 1965 in film involved some significant events, with The Sound of Music topping the U.S. box office.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:... |
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| Die Geißel des Fleisches (Hostages of the Flesh) | Eddy Saller | Herbert Fux Herbert Fux Herbert Fux was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in over 140 films between 1960 and 2007.He was born in Hallein, Austria and he died with the help of the Swiss euthanasia group Dignitas in Zürich, Switzerland.... |
Crime | ||
| Graf Bobby, der Schrecken des wilden Westens (Count Bobby, Terror of the Wild West) | Paul Martin Paul Martin (director) Paul Martin was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 60 films between 1932 and 1967.-Selected filmography:* Glückskinder * Die Tödlichen Träume * Die Privatsekretärin... |
Peter Alexander | Comedy | ||
| Radetzkymarsch (Radetzky March) | Michael Kehlmann Michael Kehlmann Michael Kehlmann was an Austrian film and theatre director, screenwriter and actor. He was the father of writer Daniel Kehlmann.During 1951-1953, Kehlmann was the manager of the "Kleines Theater im Konzerthaus", Vienna... |
Drama | |||
| 1966 1966 in film The year 1966 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Animation legend Walter Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, died in 15 December 1966 of acute circulatory collapse following a diagnosis of, and surgery for, lung cancer... |
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| Der Weibsteufel Der Weibsteufel (1966 film) Der Weibsteufel is a 1966 Austrian drama film directed by Georg Tressler. It was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Maria Emo* Sieghardt Rupp* Hugo Gottschlich* Vera Complojer - * Richard Tomaselli... (The Devil for Women) |
Georg Tressler | Maria Emo, Sieghardt Rupp Sieghardt Rupp Sieghardt Rupp is an Austrian actor who has performed in film and television and later theatre.... |
Heimatfilm Heimatfilm Heimatfilm is the name given to a film genre that was popular in Germany, Switzerland and Austria from the late 40s to the early 70s. They were usually shot in the Alps, the Black Forest or the Lüneburg Heath and always involved the outdoors... /Drama |
Wien Film, entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival 16th Berlin International Film Festival The 16th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 24 to July 5, 1966.-Jury:* Pierre Braunberger * Franz Seitz* Emilio Villalba Welsh* Khwaja Ahmad Abbas* Pier Paolo Pasolini* Lars Forssell* Hollis Alpert... |
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| Unsere Afrikareise (Our African Journey) | Peter Kubelka Peter Kubelka Peter Kubelka is an Austrian experimental filmmaker. His films are primarily short experiments in linking seemingly disparate sound and images... |
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| 1967 1967 in film The year 1967 in film involved some significant events. It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film.-Events:* December 26 - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour airs on British television.... |
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| Susanne, die Wirtin an der Lahn (Susanne, Hostess on the Lahn; known in English as Sweet Sins of Sexy Susan) | Franz Antel Franz Antel Franz Antel was a veteran Austrian filmmaker.Born in Vienna, Antel worked mainly as a film producer in the interwar years. After World War II, he began writing and directing films on a large scale... |
Terry Tordai, Mike Marshall Mike Marshall (actor) -Early life and career:Marshall was born in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a hospital in Hollywood, California on 13 September 1944. When his parents divorced, his father made sure that he receive an American education. He began studying Law, but he dreamed of becoming an actor. He later joined... , Pascale Petit Pascale Petit Pascale Petit is a poet. She grew up in France and Wales. She trained as a sculptor at the Royal College of Art and was a visual artist for the first part of her life... , Harald Leipnitz Harald Leipnitz Harald Leipnitz was a German actor.- Filmography :- External links :... , Jacques Herlin, Hannelore Auer |
Comedy | Ö-F-I-HUN co-production with Neue Delta Film | |
| Die Verwundbaren (The Vulnerable) | Leo Tichat | Charlotte Artner, Frank Debray | Drama | Neton Film | |
| 1968 1968 in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn, debuts.* November 1 - The MPAA's film rating system is introduced.-Top grossing films :- Awards :... |
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| Moos auf den Steinen (Moss on the Stones) | Georg Lhotzky | Fritz Muliar Fritz Muliar Fritz Muliar, born as Friedrich Ludwig Stand , was an Austrian actor who, due to his huge popularity, is often referred to by his countrymen as Volksschauspieler.- Biography :... , Erika Pluhar Erika Pluhar Erika Pluhar is an actress, singer and author from Austria and was born on 28 February 1939 in Vienna.Erika Pluhar is the daughter of Anna and Dr Josef Pluhar. One of her sisters, Ingeborg G... |
Drama | WESTFILM | |
| Schamlos (Shameless) | Eddy Saller | Udo Kier Udo Kier Udo Kier is a German actor, known primarily for his work in horror and exploitation movies.-Early life:... , Rolf Eden |
Crime | ||
| 1969 1969 in film The year 1969 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980... |
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External links
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