Jedermann (film)

Jedermann (English: Everyman) is a 1961 Austrian drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt, based on the 1911 play of the same title written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.^[1] The film was submitted as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but it was not selected as one of the five nominees in the category.^[2]

Everyman
Directed by	Gottfried Reinhardt
Written by	Hugo von Hofmannsthal (play)
Produced by	Otto Dürer
Starring	Ewald Balser
Cinematography	Kurt Hasse
Release date	21 December 1961 (1961-12-21)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

Plot

Death is sent by God to summon the wealthy bon vivant Jedermann. In his time of greatest need, he is abandoned by his lover, friends and wealth.

Cast

• Walther Reyer as Jedermann
• Ellen Schwiers as Buhlschaft
• Paula Wessely as Glaube
• Sonja Sutter as Gute Werke
• Kurt Heintel as Der Tod
• Paul Dahlke as Mammon
• Ewald Balser as Die Stimme des Herrn
• Heinrich Schweiger as Der Teufel
• Alma Seidler as Jedermanns Mutter
• Max Lorentz as Der Spielansager
• Wolfgang Gasser as Jedermanns guter Gesell
• Viktor Braun as Der Koch
• Helmut Janatsch as Ein armer Nachbar
• Karl Blühm as Schuldknecht
• Roswitha Posselt as Schuldknechts Weib
• Herbert Fux as Knecht

See also

• List of submissions to the 34th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Austrian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film