Trotta (film)

Trotta
Trotta
Directed by	Johannes Schaaf
Written by	Johannes Schaaf; Maximilian Schell ;
Based on	The Emperor's Tomb ; by Joseph Roth
Starring	András Bálint ; Rosemarie Fendel ; Doris Kunstmann ;
Cinematography	Wolfgang Treu
Edited by	Dagmar Hirtz
Production; companies	Independent Film; Johannes Schaff Productions;
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	16 November 1971;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Last updated October 28, 2025

Trotta is a 1971 West German film directed by Johannes Schaaf. It is based on the 1938 novel Die Kapuzinergruft ( The Emperor's Tomb ) by Austrian author Joseph Roth. It was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 45th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not receive a nomination.^[1]^[2] It was also entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.^[3]

Cast

András Bálint - Trotta
Rosemarie Fendel - Almarin
Doris Kunstmann - Elisabeth Kovacs
Elma Bulla - Trotta's Mother
Heinrich Schweiger - Elisabeth's Father
Tamás Major - Mr. Reisiger
István Iglódi - Chojnicki
Mari Törőcsik
Ferenc Kállai
Liliana Nelska [ de ]

References

↑ H. G. Pflaum. "On the history of the German candidates for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film". German Films. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
↑ "Festival de Cannes: Trotta". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15.

External links

Trotta at IMDb

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[1] H. G. Pflaum. "On the history of the German candidates for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film". German Films. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2008-08-27.

[2] Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

[festival-cannes.com-3] "Festival de Cannes: Trotta". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15.

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v t e German submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
East Germany (until 1990)	Her Third (1973) Jacob the Liar (1974) Mama, I'm Alive (1977) The Fiancee (1980) The Turning Point (1983)
West Germany (until 1990)	The Captain from Köpenick (1956) The Devil Strikes at Night (1957) Arms and the Man (1958) The Bridge (1959) Faust (1960) Young Törless (1966) Tattoo (1967) Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed (1968) Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (1969) o.k. (1970) The Castle (1971) Trotta (1972) The Pedestrian (1973) One or the Other of Us (1974) The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1975) The Clown (1976) The American Friend (1977) The Glass Cell (1978) The Tin Drum (1979) Fabian (1980) Lili Marleen (1981) Fitzcarraldo (1982) A Woman in Flames (1983) Man Under Suspicion (1984) Angry Harvest (1985) Men... (1986) Wings of Desire (1987) Yasemin (1988) Spider's Web (1989) The Nasty Girl (1990)
Germany (since 1991)	Schtonk! (1992) Justice (1993) The Promise (1994) Brother of Sleep (1995) Deathmaker (1996) Beyond Silence (1997) Run Lola Run (1998) Aimée & Jaguar (1999) No Place to Go (2000) The Experiment (2001) Nowhere in Africa (2002) Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) Downfall (2004) Sophie Scholl – The Final Days (2005) The Lives of Others (2006) The Edge of Heaven (2007) The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) The White Ribbon (2009) When We Leave (2010) Pina (2011) Barbara (2012) Two Lives (2013) Beloved Sisters (2014) Labyrinth of Lies (2015) Toni Erdmann (2016) In the Fade (2017) Never Look Away (2018) System Crasher (2019) And Tomorrow the Entire World (2020) I'm Your Man (2021) All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) The Teachers' Lounge (2023) The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024) Sound of Falling (2025)

Trotta (film)

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