The Other Life | |
Director: | Rudolf Steinboeck |
Producer: | Viktor von Struwe |
Based On: | Twentieth of July by Alexander Lernet-Holenia |
Music: | Franz Salmhofer |
Cinematography: | Willi Sohm |
Studio: | Theater in der Josefstadt |
Distributor: | Sascha-Film |
Runtime: | 109 minutes |
Country: | Austria |
Language: | German |
The Other Life (German: Das andere Leben) is a 1948 Austrian drama film directed by Rudolf Steinboeck and starring Aglaja Schmid, Robert Lindner and Gustav Waldau.[1] The sets were designed by the art director Herbert Ploberger. It is based on the 1947 novella Twentieth of July by Alexander Lernet-Holenia.
During the Nazi era, an Austrian, Elisabeth Josselin, assists Suzette, a Jewish friend, by swapping papers with her so she can get medical treatment. When Suzette dies, Elisabeth finds herself officially dead and so decides to adopt the identity of Suzette. Meanwhile, her husband Major Walter Josselin becomes involved in the July Plot against Adolf Hitler.