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Vienna 100 years ago: The legendary and controversial Viennese mayor Karl Lueger is laid to rest. The era he shaped, especially the anti-Semitic agitation in Vienna at the turn of the century, is reflected in historical film documents - from original footage of Lueger to the Nazi propaganda film VIENNA 1910. Pre-programme DR. KARL LUEGER'S BIRTHDAY IN LOVRANO A 1908 silent, b/w, LENGTH (excerpt) 1'30'' THE FUNERAL PROCESSION OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE MAYOR DR. KARL LUEGER A 1910 silent, b/w, LENGTH (excerpt) 2' TYPES AND SCENES FROM VIENNESE FOLK LIFE A 1911 silent, b/w, LENGTH 5'35'' PRODUCTION Austro-Hungarian Cinema Industry Main programme With an introduction by Gernot Heiß VIENNA 1910 D/A 1942 DIRECTOR E. W. Emo BOOK Gerhard Menzel CAMERA Sepp Ketterer, Hans Schneeberger MUSIC Willy Schmidt-Gentner WITH Rudolf Forster, Heinrich George, Herbert Hübner, O. W. Fischer, Lil Dagover, Harry Hardt, Rosa Albach-Retty PRODUCTION Wien-Film LENGTH 92 minutes Panel discussion Veronika Kocher, Heidemarie Uhl, Gernot Heiß and Hannes Leidinger will discuss. Moderated by Günter Kaindlstorfer Film Archive Austria
