List of Austrian films of the 1980s

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A list of films produced in the Cinema of Austria in the 1980s ordered by year of release. For an alphabetical list of articles on Austrian films see Category:Austrian films.

1980s

TitleDirectorCastGenreStudio/Notes
1980
Das eine Glück und das andere Axel Corti Suzanne von Borsody, Peter Simonischek, Hans Brenner Drama
Egon Schiele – Exzess und Bestrafung Herbert Vesely Mathieu Carrière, Jane Birkin, Christine Kaufmann
Exit... nur keine Panik
(Exit - Just Don't Panic)
Franz Novotny Paulus Manker, Hanno Pöschl, Isolde Barth, Eddie Constantine Action comedy Günther Köpf Film / Terra-Film
Fleischwolf
(Meat grinder)
Houchang Allahyari  [ de ] Hanno Pöschl, Barbara Demmer  [ de ], Thomas Morris  [ de ]Drama
1981
Anima – Symphonie phantastique Titus Leber Mathieu Carrière, Charo López Screened at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival
Der Bockerer Franz Antel Karl Merkatz Entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival
Mephisto István Szabó Klaus Maria Brandauer, Krystyna Janda, Rolf Hoppe, Karin Boyd DramaHungarian-West German-East German-Austrian co-production
Der Schüler Gerber  [ de ]
(The Schoolboy Gerber)
Wolfgang Glück Gabriel Barylli, Werner Kreindl Drama
Der Traum des Sandino
(Sandino's Dream)
Margareta Heinrich  [ de ]Documentaryfilmed in Nicaragua
Den Tüchtigen gehört die Welt
(The World Belongs to the Thorough)
Peter Patzak Franz Buchrieser  [ de ]Crime filmBeginning of the Kottan series
Ein wenig sterben
(Die a Little)
Mansur Madavi  [ de ] Alfred Solm Drama
1982
Die Ausgesperrten
(The Excluded)
Franz Novotny Rudolf Wessely, Paulus Manker, Christine Kaufmann TV DramaBased on Wonderful, Wonderful Times by Elfriede Jelinek
Café Malaria  [ de ] Niki List  [ de ] Andreas Vitásek  [ de ]Comedy Max-Ophüls-Preis 1983
Die Erben  [ de ]
(The Inheritors)
Walter Bannert  [ de ] Nikolas Vogel, Robert Schauer Drama Bannert-Film
God Does Not Believe in Us Anymore  [ fr ] Axel Corti Johannes Silberschneider, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Barbara Petritsch  [ de ]Drama
Sei zärtlich, Pinguin  [ de ]
(Be Gentle, Penguin)
Peter Hajek  [ de ] Marie Colbin  [ de ], Heinz Hoenig Romantic comedy Dieter Geissler Film u. a.
1983
Angst
(Fear)
Gerald Kargl Erwin Leder, Silvia Ryder  [ de ], Karin Springer  [ de ], Edith Rosset  [ de ], Rudolf Götz Horror
Herrenjahre Axel Corti Peter Simonischek Drama
Hirnbrennen
(Brain Burning)
Leopold Huber  [ de ] Heidi Baratta  [ de ], Gerhard Dorfer  [ de ], Enzi Fuchs  [ de ], Eva Kerbler Drama
Karambolage Kitty Kino  [ de ] Marie Colbin  [ de ], Wilfried Baasner  [ de ]Satire
Der Stille Ozean
(The Silent Ocean)
Xaver Schwarzenberger Hanno Pöschl, Marie-France Pisier Entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival
Tramps Peter Patzak Elliott Gould
Der Weg ins Freie
(The Road into the Open)
Karin Brandauer Klaus Maria Brandauer, Hans Clarin Drama
1984
Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift  [ de ]
(Pale Blue Ink in a Lady's Hand)
Axel Corti Krystyna Janda, Friedrich von Thun, Gabriel Barylli Drama
Dear Karl Maria Knilli  [ de ]
Dicht hinter der Tür
(Just Behind the Door)
Mansur Madavi  [ de ]
Malambo Milan Dor  [ de ] Klaus Rohrmoser  [ de ]
Tiger: Springtime in Vienna  [ de ] Peter Patzak Art Metrano, William Berger, Eddie Constantine Comedy
Time Troopers
(Morgengrauen)
Peter Sämann  [ de ] Albert Fortell  [ de ], Hannelore Elsner, Barbara Rudnik, Hans-Georg Panczak Science fiction
1985
Coconuts  [ de ] Franz Novotny Hanno Pöschl, Olivia Pascal, Rainhard Fendrich, Mario Adorf Comedy
Oberst Redl
(Colonel Redl)
István Szabó Klaus Maria Brandauer, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gudrun Landgrebe Dramanominated for an Oscar and other awards
Die Praxis der Liebe
(The Practice of Love)
Valie Export Adelheid Arndt, Rüdiger Vogler Entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival
Raffl Christian Berger Lois Weinberger, Dietmar Schönherr Entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival
Das zweite Schraube-Fragment Walter Andreas Christen ShortScreened at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival
1986
Der Aufstand Peter Patzak Joachim Bißmeier, Monica Bleibtreu Drama
Echo Park Robert Dornhelm Susan Dey, Tom Hulce, Heinrich Schweiger comedy American-Austrian co-production
Heidenlöcher
(Hideouts)
Wolfram Paulus Matthias Aichhorn, Albert Paulus Drama / new Heimatfilm Marwo-Film u. a.
Entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival
Müllers Büro  [ de ]
(Müller's Office)
(Müller's Bureau)
Niki List  [ de ] Christian Schmidt, Barbara Rudnik, Andreas Vitásek  [ de ]Musical comedy / detective film Wega Film
Santa Fe  [ fr ] Axel Corti Gabriel Barylli DramaThalia
Welcome in Vienna Axel Corti Gabriel Barylli DramaThalia
1987
38 – Auch das war Wien
('38 – Vienna Before the Fall)
Wolfgang Glück Tobias Engel, Sunnyi Melles Literary film after Friedrich Torberg Nominated for an Oscar
Einstweilen wird es Mittag  [ de ]
(Marienthal: The Sociography of an Unemployed Community)
Karin Brandauer Franziska Walser, August Schmölzer, Inge Maux Drama
Gewitter im Mai (Storms in May) Xaver Schwarzenberger Gabriel Barylli, Claudia Messner  [ de ]DramaAustrian-West German co-production
Johann Strauß – Der König ohne Krone  [ de ]
(Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown)
Franz Antel Oliver Tobias, Mary Crosby, Audrey Landers, John Phillip Law, Karin Dor, Mathieu Carrière, Rolf Hoppe, Zsa Zsa Gabor Musical / Biographical filmAustrian-East German co-production
Schmutz Paulus Manker DramaEntered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival
Das weite Land (The Distant Land) Luc Bondy Michel Piccoli, Bulle Ogier DramaAustrian-West German co-production.
Screened at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
1989
Der siebente Kontinent
(The Seventh Continent)
Michael Haneke Dieter Berner  [ de ], Birgit Doll, Leni Tanzer, Udo Samel DramaMichael Haneke's cinefilm debut.
Wega Film
Ein Sohn aus gutem Hause Karin Brandauer Alexander Lutz  [ de ], Angelica Ladurner  [ de ], Georg Friedrich, Felix von Manteuffel, Ewa Błaszczyk, Rolf Boysen  [ de ], Walter Schmidinger Drama
Sterben und Leben im Schloß
(Death and Life in the Castle)
Egon Humer  [ de ]DocumentaryDocumentary film about Hartheim Euthanasia Centre
Die toten Fische
(The Dead Fishes)
Michael Synek Joe Berger, Erwin Leder Drama

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