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Released 8 years ago.
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The Tobacconist
2018 1h 49m DE
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6.4
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25%
ROTTEN
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55
METACRITIC
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6.5
IMDB
★6.4TMDB · 100🥫25%Rotten Tomatoes●55Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 2,345
DramaHistory
Synopsis
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Vienna, 1937, on the eve of the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. The young and inexperienced Franz Huchel begins to learn about both the joys and hardships of life by working as an apprentice to the mutilated war veteran Otto Trsnjek in a small tobacco shop, where he meets the famous psychiatrist Sigmund Freud, a regular customer, who will become a valuable friend in times of chaos and uncertainty.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Simon Morzé
Franz Huchel
Bruno Ganz
Sigmund Freud
Johannes Krisch
Otto Trsnjek
Emma Nova
Anezka
Karoline Eichhorn
Anna Freud
Regina Fritsch
Margarete Huchel
Elfriede Irrall
Martha Freud
Michael Fitz
'Red Egon'
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Nikolaus Leytner
- Writers
- Klaus Richter, Nikolaus Leytner
- Languages
- Czech, German
- Countries
- Austria, Germany
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Czech, German.
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International production across 2 countries: Austria, Germany.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Nikolaus Leytner, shot by Hermann Dunzendorfer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Matthias Weber. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Bettina Mazakarini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Simon Morzé and Bruno Ganz and Johannes Krisch carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt7477068 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Nikolaus Leytner directs. Hermann Dunzendorfer behind the camera. Matthias Weber scores. Bettina Mazakarini cuts. Produced in Austria, Germany. Dialogue in Czech, German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 8 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Czech, German.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Austria, Germany.
- 4Directed by Nikolaus Leytner, shot by Hermann Dunzendorfer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Matthias Weber. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Bettina Mazakarini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Simon Morzé and Bruno Ganz and Johannes Krisch carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt7477068 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 9 themes, including "based on novel or book", "jew persecution", "psychiatrist", "vienna, austria".
- 10Released under 13 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Hermann Dunzendorfer
- Original score
- Matthias Weber
- Editing
- Bettina Mazakarini
- Production design
- Bertram Reiter
- Makeup / hair
- Sam Dopona
- VFX supervisor
- Thomas Leitner
- Sound
- Max Vornehm
- Runtime
- 109 min · 1h 49m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $360,996
- Original language
- DE
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 25% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 55/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.5/10 · 2,345 votes
Awards
2 wins & 8 nominations total
- Civis Media Prize
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Nikolaus Leytner
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Tobis Film
DE
- GL
Glory Film
DE
Epo-Film
AT
- PE
Perathon Film-und Fernsehproduktions
DE
ORF
AT
ARD Degeto
DE
Key crew
- ProducerDieter Pochlatko
- ProducerJakob Pochlatko
- ProducerRalf Zimmermann
- NovelRobert Seethaler
- EditorBettina Mazakarini
- Production DesignBertram Reiter
- Visual Effects SupervisorThomas Leitner
- Visual Effects SupervisorFlorian Hirschmann
- Costume DesignerCaterina Czepek
- Makeup ArtistSam Dopona
- Makeup ArtistVerena Eichtinger
- Makeup ArtistSylvia Niehues
- Sound RecordistMax Vornehm
- Sound DesignerMax Vornehm
- Sound MixerChristoph Merkele
- Co-ProducerChristine Strobl
- Co-ProducerBirgit Rothörl
- Co-ProducerTimm Oberwelland
- Co-ProducerPeter Eiff
- Co-ProducerTheodor Gringel
- CastingNicole Schmied
- First Assistant DirectorAnton Maria Aigner
- Second Assistant DirectorArmin Watznauer
- Second Assistant DirectorIrene Reiserer
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- jew persecution
- psychiatrist
- vienna, austria
- nazi occupation
- political repression
- 1930s
- eve of world war ii
- sigmund freud
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2019-04-29· Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
- Premiere2019-01-04· Palm Springs International Film Festival
- Digital2020-07-10
Also known as
International titles
- A TabacariaBR
- The TobacconistUS
- Продавачът на вестници и цигариBG
- Il tabaccaio di ViennaIT
- 17歳のウィーン フロイト教授人生のレッスンJP
- TabakininkasLT
- TrafikantPL
- Мой друг Зигмунд ФрейдRU
- Prodavac duvanaRS
- El vendedor de tabacoES
- El venedor de tabacES
- Tütüncü ÇırağıTR
- Мій друг Зиґмунд ФройдUA
