Four in a Jeep

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Four in a Jeep
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Directed by Leopold Lindtberg
Elizabeth Montagu
Written by Richard Schweizer
Produced by Lazar Wechsler  [ de ]
StarringRalph Meeker
Viveca Lindfors
Yoseph Yadin
Michael Medwin
Albert Dinan
Cinematography Emil Berna
Edited byHermann Haller
Paula Dvorak
Release date
  • 1951 (1951)
Running time
102 minutes
CountrySwitzerland
LanguagesEnglish
German

Four in a Jeep (German: Die Vier im Jeep) is a 1951 Swiss drama film directed by Leopold Lindtberg and Elizabeth Montagu. Set in occupied Vienna after the Second World War, it follows an international military patrol drawn into the case of an Austrian fugitive and his wife. The film won the Golden Bear in the drama category at the 1st Berlin International Film Festival and the United Nations Award at the 5th British Academy Film Awards. [1] [2] [3]

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Synopsis

Set in occupied Vienna after the Second World War, the film follows an international military patrol confronted with the case of the wife of an Austrian who has escaped Soviet captivity. As the patrol debates whether and how to help her, one of the Soviet soldiers ultimately chooses to look the other way. [1]

Cast

The cast includes: [1] [4]

Production

Despite its international cast, the film was a wholly Swiss production. Leopold Lindtberg filmed in his native Vienna, where he used concealment measures because of fears of intervention by the occupying powers. Most exterior scenes were shot in Graz. [4]

Reception

At the 1st Berlin International Film Festival, Four in a Jeep won the Golden Bear in the drama category. [2] It also won the United Nations Award at the 5th British Academy Film Awards. [3] The film was screened in competition at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. [5] Its portrayal of the Soviet soldier prompted protests from the Soviet delegation at Cannes. [6] Recognition at Berlin and Cannes boosted Praesens-Film’s prestige despite a Soviet boycott. [7]

Legacy

As of 2022, Four in a Jeep remained the only Swiss film to have won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Die Vier im Jeep". Filmdienst (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Awards 1951". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 "United Nations Award - for the best Film embodying one or more of the principles of the United Nations Charter". BAFTA. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Die vier im Jeep". Filmpodium (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "DIE VIER IM JEEP (FOUR IN A JEEP)". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Die Vier im Jeep". Cinémathèque suisse (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Filmografie - Die Vier im Jeep (1951)". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 24 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "72. Filmfestspiele Berlin - Warum diese Berlinale mehr Arbeitstreffen als Festival war". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
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