''Sarajevo'' () is a 1955 Austrian

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as ...

directed by

Fritz Kortner Fritz Kortner (born Fritz Nathan Kohn, 12 May 1892 – 22 July 1970) was an Austrian stage and film actor and theatre director. Life and career Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn into a Jews, Jewish family. He studied at the Vien ...

and starring

Luise Ullrich Luise Ullrich (31 October 1910 – 21 January 1985) was an Austrian actress. Life She was born in Vienna. While still a teenager, she got a stage contract. In late 1932, Ullrich played opposite Werner Krauss in "Rauhnacht" in Berlin. In 19 ...

Ewald Balser Ewald Balser (5 October 1898 – 17 April 1978) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1935 and 1975. He was born in Elberfeld, Germany and died in Vienna, Austria. Partial filmography * ''Jana, the Girl from the ...

and

Franz Stoss Franz Stoss (28 May 1909 – 21 June 1995) was an Austrian stage. film and television actor. He also worked as a theatre director. Following the Second World War he worked at the re-opened Vienna Burgtheater.Yates p.236 Selected filmography * ' ...

. The film portrays the

assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was one of the key events that led to World War I. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassin ...

in 1914. It proved controversial on its release.Fritsche p.9

Partial cast

- Sophie Chotek *

Franz Ferdinand Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. His assassination in Sarajevo was the most immediate cause of World War I. Fran ...

Oskar Potiorek Oskar Potiorek (20 November 1853 – 17 December 1933) was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army, who served as Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1911 to 1914. He was a passenger in the car carrying Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria an ...

Hans Thimig Hans Emil Thimig, pseudonym: Hans Werner (23 July 1900 in Vienna – 17 February 1991, also in Vienna) was an Austrian actor, film director, and stage director. Life The youngest son of the Burgtheater actor Hugo Thimig and Franziska "Fanny" H ...

as Rumerskirch *

Louis Soldan Louis Soldan (19 March 1920 – 25 April 1971) was an Austrian actor. Biography Louis Soldan was the son of the shoe manufacturer Alois Soldan. After middle school, he trained as an actor at the Drama Seminar of ''Dr. Beer''. Soldan appear ...

as Merizzi *

Harry Hardt Harry Hardt (born Hermann Karl Viktor Klimbacher Edler von Reichswahr, Pula, 4 August 1899 – Vienna, 14 November 1980) was an Austrian actor. The son of a military officer, he initially planned a military career for himself, studying at a mili ...

as Bardolff *

Hans Unterkircher Hans Unterkircher (22 August 1894 – 27 May 1971) was an Austrian stage,film actor and film director. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1916 and 1971. He was born in Graz, Austria and died in Vienna, Austria. Selected filmography * ...

as Graf Harrach *

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 and Susi Witt. Selected ...

as Pokorny *

Hans Olden Hans Olden (1892–1975) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Olden appeared in more than eighty films during his career, mostly in Austria but occasionally also in Germany. He was a supporter of the Austrian Nazi Party, his interest in Nazism ...

as Durchlaucht *

Carl Bosse Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...

as Müller, Polizeibeamter *

Karl Skraup Karl Skraup (31 July 1898 – 2 October 1958) was an Austrian stage and film actor. From 1947 until his death in 1958 he worked at the Volkstheater in Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria ...

as Radic, Polizeibeamter * -

Danilo Ilic Danilo is a given name found in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Serbian. Notable people with the name Danilo include: Athletes Footballers * Danilo (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer Danilo de Andrade * Danilo (footballer, born 198 ...

Hubert Hilten Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from ''hug'' "mind" and '' beraht'' "bright". It also occurs as a surname. Saint Hubert of Liège (or Hubertus) (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and m ...

Gavrilo Princip Gavrilo Princip ( sr-Cyrl, Гаврило Принцип, ; 25 July 189428 April 1918) was a Bosnian Serb student who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophie, Duchess von ...

Michael Lenz Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * he He ..., a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name * Michael (bishop elect)">Michael (surname)">he He ..., a given nam ...

- Trifko Grabez *

Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski (, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski 18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991) was a German actor. Equally renowned for his intense performance style and notorious for his volatile personality, he appeared in over 130 film roles in a ...

Nedeljko Cabrinovic Nedeljko () is a Serbian masculine given name. It may refer to: *Nedeljko Bajić Baja (born 1968), singer *Nedeljko Bulatović (1938–2023), footballer and football manager *Nedeljko Čabrinović (1895–1916), revolutionary *Nedeljko Gvozdenović ...

Josef Meinrad Josef Meinrad (; 21 April 1913 – 18 February 1996) was an Austrian actor. From 1959 until his death in 1996, Meinrad held the Republic of Austria's Iffland-Ring, which passes from actor to actor — each bequeathing the ring to the next holder, j ...

as 1. Chauffeur *

Hugo Gottschlich Hugo Gottschlich (1905–1984) was an Austrian stage and film actor, who specialised in Viennese character parts.Fritsche p.148 Later in his career he appeared frequently on television. Selected filmography * '' Arlberg Express'' (1948) * '' Freg ...

as 2. Chauffeur *

Erika Remberg Erika Remberg (15 February 1932 – 10 November 2017) was an Austrian film actress. She appeared in 31 films between 1950 and 1970. She was born in Medan, Indonesia. Selected filmography * '' The Violin Maker of Mittenwald'' (1950) * '' Sal ...

as Nadja

References

Bibliography

* Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men In Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

*
''Sarajevo'' at Youtube
1955 films Austrian historical drama films Austrian black-and-white films 1950s historical drama films 1950s German-language films Drama films based on actual events Films directed by Fritz Kortner Films set in 1914 Films set in Sarajevo Films about assassinations Cultural depictions of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Cultural depictions of Gavrilo Princip Films about the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Cultural depictions of Franz Joseph I of Austria Films scored by Winfried Zillig {{1950s-Austria-film-stub