Sarajevo (1955 film)

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Sarajevo
Directed by Fritz Kortner
Written by Robert Thoeren
Produced by Alfred Stöger
Starring Luise Ullrich
Ewald Balser
Franz Stoss
Hans Thimig
Cinematography Heinz Hölscher
Edited by Renate Jelinek
Friederike Wieder
Music by Winfried Zillig
Production
company
Wiener Mundus-Film
Distributed byUnion-Film
Release date
  • 17 October 1955 (1955-10-17)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryAustria
Language German

Sarajevo (German:Um Thron und Liebe) is a 1955 Austrian historical film directed by Fritz Kortner and starring Luise Ullrich, Ewald Balser and Franz Stoss. The film portrays the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914. It proved controversial on its release. [1]

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