Die Verhaftung des Johann Nepomuk Nestroy

In the 19th century the Austrian playwright Johann Nepomuk Nestroy adapts British and French plays for the theatres of Wien. Using ambiguous allusions he makes a fool of the Austrian police state. The first performance of his play "Lumpazivagabundus" causes his arrest by the secret police.

Direction

Dieter Berner

Screenplay

Dieter Berner

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Peter Turrini