Heldenplatz (1989)

Heldenplatz centers on a Jewish family in the Vienna of 1988. The main character, Professor Josef Schuster, a mathematician, who can no longer stand the anti-Semitism he still finds in Austria 50 years after the Anschluss – commits suicide by jumping out of his apartment window onto the historic Heldenplatz before the play begins.

Released

1989-01-01

Genres

Drama

Runtime

195 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Claus Peymann

TMDB rating

10.0/10 from 1 votes