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6.3/10   107 votes
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Writer:
Felix Mitterer (writer)
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Release Date:
27 October 2002 (Austria) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
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User Comments:
Too perfect more (2 total)

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 ... Generallieutenant 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 S. Zoderer
Manfred Lukas-Luderer ... Schmied Joseph Öttl (as Manfred Lukas Luderer)
Pepi Pittl ... 1. Schütze
Toni Böhm ... Bürgermeister Kasimir Schuhmacher
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Runtime:
111 min
Country:
Austria | Germany | Italy
Language:
German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Certification:
Germany:16
Filming Locations:
Hofburg, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria more
Company:
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) more

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1 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Too perfect, 11 November 2002
6/10
Author: Mort-31 from Vienna, Austria

A monstrous production with a lot of Austrian stars involved was shown this year in Austrian cinemas first, then on television. Xaver Schwarzenberger directed, famous author Felix Mitterer wrote the script. A dozen renouned actors have slipped in 19th century costumes.

The result is overwhelming in a way. Nobody disappointed me. But something is missing in the whole project. Maybe it is a little flaw, a little surprise. This biopic is too slick, too perfect. There are even too many stars (maybe casting Ottfried Fischer as Bavarian king Maximilian was the trigger that lead to me disliking the film), there is no space for risks left. Therefore, even the cool Tyrolean accent of the characters becomes boring after a couple of minutes.

The Andreas Hofer film is a mere commercial project – though, admittedly, very well done. I would like to mention two of the actors specifically: Franz Xaver Kroetz is fascinating as a fundamentalist priest, and Julia Stemberger, who plays Hofer's wife Anna, shows that she can actually act. I still don't like her but at least she managed to impress me in this role.

However, I don't think this is going to become anyone's favourite movie of all time.

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