Otto Schenk Movies

The manufacturer Xaver Frey is forced into bankruptcy by his bank and decides to commit suicide in a sleeping car from Vienna to Venice. There he...

Retired coffee house owner Franz is a real hypochondriac. When he overhears the doctor's prognosis during a visit to the doctor, everything is clear...

Burgtheater recording, based on Shakespeare's play.

Austrian version of the novel "12 Chairs". While on vacation with her grandfather in Vienna, Samantha learns that she's inherited something. But upon...

Stage performance by the Theater in der Josefstadt.

Otto Schenk’s brilliant production captures both the dark romanticism of the story as well as its fairy-tale magic. It is a superb setting for...

This production from Covent Garden is set in Stockholm, and not Boston. With Reri Grist (Oscar), Placido Domingo (Gustavus), Katia Ricciarelli...

Hannes Engel is a successful radio presenter in the countryside. By chance, he is heard by program director Conrad Scheffer one night, who...

The master of the house developed his culinary skills to such an extent that he poached 'the' chef and hired him for his household in New York. Lilli...

The film consists of several small episodes that take place in and around Munich.

In this documentary portrait prepared for the anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday, Leonard Bernstein illustrates his analysis with...