Everyman (1961)

Original title

Jedermann

Directed by

Gottfried Reinhardt

Genre

drama film

Country

Austria

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man is confronted by death and must account for his life. He seeks companionship for his final journey but finds that his riches and friends cannot help him.

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What happens

Jedermann (English: Everyman) is a 1961 Austrian drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt, based on the 1911 play of the same title written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The film was submitted as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but it was not selected as one of the five nominees in the category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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