Whiskey, vodka, Viennese
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Whiskey, vodka, Viennese |
| Original title | Rendezvous in Vienna |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1959 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Helmut Weiss |
| script |
Eberhard Keindorff Johanna Sibelius |
| music |
Franz Grothe , Heinz Neubrand |
| camera | Günther Senftleben |
| occupation | |
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Whiskey, Vodka, Wienerin is an Austrian comedy film from 1958 directed by Helmut Weiss . The script was written by Johanna Sibelius and Eberhard Keindorff . It is based on the comedy "Rendezvous in Vienna" by Fritz Eckhardt . The work was filmed under this title in 1936 - at that time still in black and white - by Victor Janson with Magda Schneider , Wolf Albach-Retty , Adele Sandrock and Leo Slezak in the leading roles. For the remake , the plot was moved to the present. Hans Holt , Margit Saad , Peter Weck and Peer Schmidt can be seen in the leading roles . The work was first shown in the cinema on January 8, 1959.
action
Vienna in the 1950s. The successful composer Alexander Marhold is looking forward to his 50th birthday. He is determined to step in front of the altar for the fourth time in the near future to legalize the relationship with his secretary Heidi. But he is still married and lives with his wife Beate under one roof. Unexpectedly, he receives a visit from his childhood friend, Ministerialrat Windberger from the Foreign Ministry. He announced that he would be awarded the Austrian Peace Medal on his birthday for his composition “Die Waffen Nieder”. For this event he should give a banquet for 24 people in his villa. Little does Marhold suspect that Windberger has also invited his two sons from his first and second marriage: Sascha, who now lives in Moscow and has a high-ranking Soviet functionary as a stepfather, and Bobby, the stepson of the extremely wealthy American industrialist Bullit. The Austrian Foreign Ministry wants to use the presence of the young men to enter into negotiations for the acquisition of a terrestrial satellite .
The two sons of the jubilee bring the atmosphere of their countries of origin to the birthday party : Sascha as a continuously serious-looking Russian who never ceases to praise the advantages of his new home, and Bobby as a casual, cheerful American. It doesn't take long before the two start flirting with the composer's pretty wife. This even goes so far that every Beate makes a marriage proposal after it has become known that the birthday boy is planning to marry his secretary soon. But the longer the landlord has to watch his sons strive for the favor of his still-wife, the more jealous he becomes. Finally he becomes aware of what he has about her; he discards his third marriage plan and ensures that Heidi and the Ministerialrat become a couple.
The diplomatic ulterior motives also come true: By mistaking a briefcase for important secret documents and Windberger's negotiating skills, the Austrian state is given the prospect of leasing a terrestrial satellite, which the Russians will supply and the Americans will finance. Sascha and Bobby leave the Alpine republic as friends, and the Ministerialrat is promoted to ambassador for his services.
Production notes
Franz Josef Gottlieb , who became well known as a director in later years , was still active as an assistant director. The buildings come from the film architect Otto Pischinger . Erika Russ contributed the costumes.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was an "entertaining political fairy tale based on a play full of punch lines."
source
Program for the film: "The New Film Program", published by the publishing house of the same name in Mannheim, No. 4242
Web links
- Whiskey, Vodka, Viennese in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Five pictures from the film at Cinema.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Whiskey, vodka, Viennese. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .