The Jägerstätter case

Movie
Original title	The Jägerstätter case
Country of production	Austria , Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1971
length	110 minutes
Rod
Director	Axel Corti
script	Hellmut Andics
production	Claus Legal , Werner Murawski , Ernst Niesner
camera	Walter Kindler
cut	Erika Geiger
occupation
Kurt Weinzierl : Franz Jägerstätter Julia Gschnitzer : Franziska Jägerstätter Rosa Dybal-Kadlé: Mother Jägerstädter Helmut Wlasak : Pastor Fürthauer Walter Jokisch : Attorney Feldmann Tom Krinzinger: Farmer Ernst Auer: Farmer Ernst Essel: landlord Guido Wieland : Major Bruno Dallansky : Sergeant Michael Toost : Gendarme Gerhard Geisler : Doctor Fritz Schmiedel : Bishop Hermann Kutscher: Monsignor, secretary to the bishop Wolfgang Kieling : NCO Achim Benning : Major Michael Janisch : Corporal Kurt Ockermüller : NCO, secretary Hugo Gottschlich : Mayor

The Jägerstätter case is an Austrian-German television film from 1971 . Directed by Axel Corti based on a script by Hellmut Andics. The film was a joint production by ORF and ZDF . It is the film adaptation of the life of the Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter (1907–1943), who was sentenced to death and executed as a conscientious objector in World War II for “ degrading military strength ”. It was first broadcast on April 11, 1971 on ORF and ZDF.

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The farmer Franz Jägerstätter lives in St. Radegund in Upper Austria , he owns a small farm and works as a sacristan in the church. He vehemently rejects the National Socialist regime and stands by its strongly pronounced religiosity. On February 23, 1943, he was drafted into the Wehrmacht in Enns, where he reported on March 1. However, Jägerstätter refuses to do military service, justifying his decision by stating that as a Christian he cannot serve an unjust regime and is not allowed to take part in a criminal war. He refuses to leave responsibility for the affairs of the state to the authorities, despite the advice of his friends. In his personal opinion, no one - no "leader" and no bishop - can relieve him of responsibility for his actions. With this decision he stands alone against his family, against his village, against his church. In 1943, the father of three was sentenced to death by the Reich Court Martial and beheaded on August 9, 1943 in the Brandenburg prison .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ First broadcast of Der Fall Jägerstätter on imdb.com

Web links

• The case Jägerstätter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The Jägerstätter case on ORF III
• The Jägerstätter case on film.at
• The Jägerstätter case on moviepilot.de