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Directed by | Johannes Schaaf |
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Starring | András Bálint |
Cinematography | Wolfgang Treu |
Edited by | Dagmar Hirtz |
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Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
Trotta is a 1971 West German film directed by Johannes Schaaf. It is based on the 1938 novel Die Kapuzinergruft ( The Emperor's Tomb) by Austrian author Joseph Roth. It was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 45th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not receive a nomination. [1] [2] It was also entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. [3]