Return to Vienna

About Return to Vienna

Franz West (1909-85) remembers his youth in Vienna: the variety of the Jewish population of the so called Matzah-Island, his commitment to the worker’s movement of the Red Vienna and the rise of Austro-fascism and National Socialism. West’s masterly narration combined with impressing archive footage illustrate and elucidate the complex Austrian history between WW1 and WW2.

Ruth Beckermann's Return to Vienna is a 1983 documentary film.

Franz West stars as Himself, and Paola Loew as Narrator. At 91 minutes long, it arrived in June 1983.

The screenplay is by Ruth Beckermann. American members can watch it on True Story.