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The City without Jews
In the Republic of Utopia, because of the bad economic crisis ailing the nation, the Jews are made the scapegoats for the economic and social ills affecting the population; therefore, the government decides to expel them. Leo Strakosch is among the exiled. He is engaged to Counsellor's Linder's daughter. He gets into the Republic, in a clandestine way, to show to the society the wrongness of their anti-semitic prejudice. Bettauer's novel differs essentially from the film version. "Vienna" was named "Utopia." Even a happy ending was provided.
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In the Republic of Utopia, because of the bad economic crisis ailing the nation, the Jews are made the scapegoats for the economic and social ills affecting the population; therefore, the government decides to expel them. Leo Strakosch is among the exiled. He is engaged to Counsellor's Linder's daughter. He gets into the Republic, in a clandestine way, to show to the society the wrongness of their anti-semitic prejudice. Bettauer's novel differs essentially from the film version. "Vienna" was named "Utopia." Even a happy ending was provided.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Ida Jenbach, H.K. Breslauer
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Runtime:87 minutes
Studio:H. K. Breslauer-Film
Cast
H.K. Breslauer
Director
Johannes Riemann
Leo Strakosch
Hans Moser
Rat Bernart
Karl Tema
Rat Linder
Anny Miletty
Tochter Lotte
Eugen Neufeld
Bundeskanzler
Ferdinand Mayerhofer
Rat Volbert
Mizi Griebl
seine Frau
Hans Effenberger
Alois Carroni
Gisela Werbisek
Köchin Kathi (as Gisela Werbezirk)
Armin Berg
Kommiss Isidor
Sigi Hofer
Moritz
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