The Tobacconist
6.4(99) 2018-10-12 109 minDramaHistory
Vienna, 1937, on the eve of the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. The young and inexperienced Franz Huchel begins to learn about both the joys and hardships of life by working as an apprentice to the mutilated war veteran Otto Trsnjek in a small tobacco shop, where he meets the famous psychiatrist Sigmund Freud, a regular customer, who will become a valuable friend in times of chaos and uncertainty.
DirectorNikolaus Leytner
ProducerJakob Pochlatko
ScreenplayNikolaus Leytner
ProducerDieter Pochlatko
ProducerRalf Zimmermann
ScreenplayKlaus Richter
Original Music ComposerMatthias Weber
Cast & characters
Simon Morzé
as Franz Huchel
Bruno Ganz
as Sigmund Freud
Johannes Krisch
as Otto Trsnjek
Emma Nova
as Anezka
Karoline Eichhorn
as Anna Freud
Regina Fritsch
as Margarete Huchel
Elfriede Irrall
as Martha Freud
Michael Fitz
as 'Red Egon'
Rainer Wöss
as Mr. Rosshuber
Sabine Herget
as Mrs. Rosshuber
Gerti Drassl
as Doctor's Wife
Gerhard Liebmann
as Heinzi
Hermann Scheidleder
as Fat Man
Robert Seethaler
as Thin Man
Alexander E. Fennon
as Gestapo Receptionist
Jasmin Barbara Mairhofer
as Cabaret Waitress
Erni Mangold
as Lady with Fur Hat
Carl Achleitner
as Priest
Fritz Egger
as Preininger
Gottfried Breitfuß
as Engineer
Angelika Strahser
as Mrs. Veithammer
Martin Thaler
as Unpleasant Man
Rainer Doppler
as Wilder Mann Host
Barbara Spitz
as Mrs. Buccleton
