The Refusal

The Refusal

94 mins | Drama, History, TV Movie | April 11, 1971

The story of the last days of Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter (1907-43), who was executed by the Nazi regime because of his refusal to compromise with a perverse system.

The Refusal

94 mins | Drama, History, TV Movie | April 11, 1971

The Refusal
The story of the last days of Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter (1907-43), who was executed by the Nazi regime because of his refusal to compromise with a perverse system.
Producers ORF, ZDF
Original title Der Fall Jägerstätter
Directors Axel Corti
Writers Gorden C. Zahn, Hellmut Andics

Cast

Kurt Weinzierl

as Franz Jägerstätter

Julia Gschnitzer

as Franziska Jägerstätter

Rose Dybal

as Franz's Mother

Helmut Wlasak

as Father Fürthauer

Ernst Auer

as Farmer

Achim Benning

as Major

Uwe Berend

as Unteroffizier

Claude Bertrand

as Alsatian

Bruno Dallansky

as Sergeant

Ernst Essel

as Landlord

Gerhard Geisler

as Physician

Hugo Gottschlich

as Mayor

Hans-Henning Heers

as Constable

Michael Janisch

as Obergefreiter

Walter Jokisch

as Attorney Feldmann

Wolfgang Kieling

as Unteroffizier

Hans Kraßnitzer

as Gen. Maj.

Tom Krinzinger

as Farmer

Hermann Kutscher

as Bishop's Secretary

Kurt Ockermüller

as Unteroffizier

Fritz Schmiedel

as Bishop

Helmuth Silbergasser

as Obergefreiter

Walter Starz

as Vice Admiral Prosecutor

Michael Toost

as Police Officer

Guido Wieland

as Major