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Leutnant Gustl (1963)

Leutnant Gustl poster
Directed by
John Olden
Genre
drama
Country
Germany, Austria
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian army confronts a crisis of honor and social expectations after a public incident. The story follows his internal struggle as he navigates the rigid codes of his military and aristocratic world.

periodformalintrospectiverestraineddramaticslow-burncharacter-drivenmelancholic

What happens

Leutnant Gustl (en français Le Sous-lieutenant Gustel) est un téléfilm germano-autrichien réalisé par John Olden (de) diffusé pour la première en 1963. Il s'agit de l'adaptation de la nouvelle d'Arthur Schnitzler. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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