The Last Illusion

The Last Illusion
The Last Illusion
Directed by	Josef von Báky
Written by	Fritz Kortner
Produced by	Richard König; Josef von Báky;
Starring	Fritz Kortner; Johanna Hofer; Lina Carstens;
Cinematography	Werner Krien
Edited by	Wolfgang Becker
Music by	Georg Haentzschel
Production; company	Objectiv Film
Distributed by	Schorcht Filmverleih
Release date	19 April 1949;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Last Illusion (German: Der Ruf) is a 1949 German drama film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Fritz Kortner, Johanna Hofer and Lina Carstens.^[1] It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.^[2] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Fritz Lück, Fritz Maurischat and Hans Sohnle.

Synopsis[edit]

A Jewish university professor returns from exile following the end of the Second World War. His hopes of rebuilding a new Germany are undermined by the continuing antisemitism of his colleagues and students.

Cast[edit]

Fritz Kortner as Professor Mauthner
Johanna Hofer as Lina
Rosemary Murphy as Mary
Lina Carstens as Emma
William Sinnigen as Elliot
Michael Murphy as Spencer
Ernst Schröder as Walter
Paul Hoffmann as Fechner
Arno Assmann as Kurt
Charles Régnier as Bertram
Alwin Edwards as Homer
Harald Mannl as Fraenkl
Friedrich Domin as Professor Helfert
Hans Clarin
Angelika Schrobsdorff
Heinz Thiele

References[edit]

^ Hake p. 103
^ "Festival de Cannes: The Last Illusion". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 8 January 2009.

Bibliography[edit]

Hake, Sabine. German National Cinema. Routledge, 2002.

External links[edit]

The Last Illusion at IMDb

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[1] Hake p. 103

[festival-cannes.com-2] "Festival de Cannes: The Last Illusion". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 8 January 2009.

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