The Judas of Tyrol

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The Judas of Tyrol
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Directed by Franz Osten
Written by
Starring
Cinematography Willy Winterstein
Edited by Friedel Buckow
Music by Gottfried Huppertz
Production
company
Distributed by Europa-Filmverleih
Release date
  • 21 November 1933 (1933-11-21)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

The Judas of Tyrol (German : Der Judas von Tirol) is a 1933 German historical drama film directed by Franz Osten and starring Fritz Rasp, Camilla Spira, and Marianne Hoppe. [1] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Jacoby. Its Berlin premiere was at the Marmorhaus.

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Plot

The film is set in the early nineteenth century, when the Tyrol was under foreign occupation. The Tyrolean folk hero Andreas Hofer hides in the village of St Leonhardt, whose residents are preparing to stage their annual Passion Play. The film focuses on Raffl, a young farmhand cast in the role of Judas. Raffl gradually loses the ability to distinguish between role and reality.

Cast

Production

The film was directed by Franz Osten and composed by Gottfried Huppertz. Camilla Spira, who was Jewish, was interned in a concentration camp after making the film and left Germany after being freed. [3]

Release

Casino Film Exchange re-released the film in the United States in June 1941. [3]

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References

  1. Bock & Bergfelder p. 212
  2. Klaus p.89
  3. 1 2 Waldman 2008, p. 72.

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