Leutnant Gustl (1963)
In the foyer of a Viennese concert hall, Lieutenant Gustav Wilfert is called a "stupid boy" by master baker Habetswallner because of his clumsy arrogance and is grabbed by the pommel of his sabre without putting up a fight. A major witnessed the incident and, according to the army's code of honor, the lieutenant had lost his honor and should have shot himself. However, as the master baker died overnight, Gustl's testimony is pitted against that of the major in the court of honor. One of the main witnesses is Gustl's fiancée, Anna, who openly denounces the folly and obsolescence of chauvinistic notions of heroism. Finally, the meme-like Gustl awaits the verdict in her room...
Director: John Olden
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Ewald Balser as Oberst Brunnthaler |
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Peter Weck as Leutnant Gustav "Gustl" Wilfert |
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Carlo Böhm as Ordonnanz Ebner |
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Kurt Meisel as Major Aloys Mokry |
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Ernst Stankovski as Oberleutnant Doschensky |
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Egon von Jordan as Oberstleutnant Zindler |
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Franz Messner as Leutnant Kopetzky |
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Christiane Hörbiger as Anna Riedl |
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Hans Moser as Johann Habetswallner |
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Emmy Percy-Wüstenhagen as Frau Beierl |
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Alfred Reiterer as Alfred Doschenstzky |
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Fritz Schmiedel as Major Nehuda |
| Directing | John Olden | Director |
