1809 Andreas Hofer - Die Freiheit des Adlers (TV 2002)

Director:

Xaver Schwarzenberger

Writer:

Felix Mitterer

Stars:

Tobias Moretti, Franz-Xaver Kroetz, Martina Gedeck

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tobias Moretti	...	Andreas Hofer
Franz-Xaver Kroetz	...	Pater Joachim Haspinger
Martina Gedeck	...	Lebzelter-Mariandl
Julia Stemberger	...	Anna Hofer
Günther Maria Halmer	...	General Georg August Freiherr von Kinkel
Heio von Stetten	...	Oberst Carl Philipp von Wrede
Ottfried Fischer	...	König Maximilian I. Joseph von Bayern
Gregor Bloéb	...	Bauer Franz Raffl
Guntram Brattia	...	Kajetan Sweth
Karl Markovics	...	Erzherzog Karl von Österreich, Herzog von Teschen
Frank Hoffmann	...	Feldmarschall Chastelier
Peter Mitterrutzner	...	Knecht Simon Zoderer
Manfred Lukas-Luderer	...	Schmied Joseph Öttl (as Manfred Lukas Luderer)
Pepi Pittl	...	1. Schütze (as Josef Pittl)
Toni Böhm	...	Bürgermeister Kasimir Schuhmacher

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

napoleonic wars | outnumbered | armed crowd | rape | uprising | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Austria Germany Italy

Language:

German

Release Date:

27 October 2002 (Austria)

Also Known As:

La liberté de l'aigle

Filming Locations:

Hofburg, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Satel Film, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

A very impressive historic drama

I've been really impressed by this film which demonstrates that not only Hollywood can make a film about historic events that is truly gripping and moving. This film depicts Andreas Hofer not as the idolized figure that many of us learn about but shows him as a person who's made mistakes but nevertheless was a really brave man believing in the ideas he fought for.

One has to acknowledge that the actors (especially those from Germany) did a hell of a job learning the dialect as not all of them come from Tirol.

This film is definitely worth seeing not only for those interested in European respectively Austrian history.