The Tobacconist poster
Screenplay Klaus Richter, Nikolaus Leytner
Director Nikolaus Leytner

The Tobacconist

Original Title: Der Trafikant

Release Date: 2018-10-12

Duration: 109 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Bruno Ganz
    Sigmund Freud
  • Karoline Eichhorn
    Anna Freud
  • Erni Mangold
    Lady with Fur Hat
  • Michael Fitz
    'Red Egon'
  • Simon Morzé
    Franz Huchel
  • Anton Algrang
    Cafe Waiter
  • Johannes Krisch
    Otto Trsnjek
  • Gerti Drassl
    Doctor's Wife
  • Gerhard Liebmann
    Heinzi
  • Haymon Maria Buttinger
    'Lizard'