The Angel with the Trumpet (1948)
- Original title
- Der Engel mit der Posaune
- Directed by
- Karl Hartl
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Austria
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A family in Vienna experiences major historical events from the late 1800s into the 1940s. The story follows their personal ups and downs against a backdrop of war and social change.
melancholicslow-burnhistoricalfamily-dramabittersweetreflectivepoignantatmospheric
What happens
The Angel with the Trumpet (German: Der Engel mit der Posaune) is a 1948 Austrian historical drama film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Paula Wessely, Helene Thimig and Maria Schell. It is based on the novel of the same name by Ernst Lothar. The film was remade in Britain in 1950, under the same title. It entered 1948 Venice International Film Festival. It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Niedermoser and Walter Schmiedel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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