Vater Radetzky
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Vater Radetzky is a 1929 Austrian
war film
directed by Karl Leiter
and starring Karl Forest, Otto Hartmann
and Theodor Pistek
. It is a biopic of the nineteenth century Austrian soldier Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
. It was made by Sascha-Film
in Vienna
and was released on 13 September 1929.
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...
war film
War film
War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles...
directed by Karl Leiter
Karl Leiter
-Selected filmography:* Pratermizzi * Vater Radetzky * Das Ferienkind * Ich bitte um Vollmacht * Wiener Luft...
and starring Karl Forest, Otto Hartmann
Otto Hartmann
Hauptmann Otto Hartman was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.-Reference:...
and Theodor Pistek
Theodor Pištek (actor)
Theodor Pištěk was a Czech actor and film director. He appeared in 234 films between 1921 and 1959. He is the father of the costume designer Theodor Pištěk.-Selected filmography:* Kříž u potoka...
. It is a biopic of the nineteenth century Austrian soldier Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
Johann Josef Wenzel Graf Radetzky von Radetz was a Czech nobleman and Austrian general, immortalised by Johann Strauss I's Radetzky March...
. It was made by 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:...
in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and was released on 13 September 1929.
Cast
- Karl Forest - Feldmarschall Radetzky
- Otto HartmannOtto HartmannHauptmann Otto Hartman was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.-Reference:...
- Lorenz Hauser - Theodor PistekTheodor Pištek (actor)Theodor Pištěk was a Czech actor and film director. He appeared in 234 films between 1921 and 1959. He is the father of the costume designer Theodor Pištěk.-Selected filmography:* Kříž u potoka...
- Leonhard Planinger - Iris Arlan - Annerl, seine Tochter
- Agnes EsterhazyAgnes EsterhazyAgnes Esterhazy was an Ethnic Hungarian film actress, who worked mainly in Austria. She appeared in 30 films between 1923 and 1943....
- Itala Fassotti - Joseph Sneyden - Mario Gallone
- Vilma Astay - Metternich