The Tobacconist
About The Tobacconist
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 unc…
The Tobacconist is a 2018 history film directed by Nikolaus Leytner. At 109 minutes long, it arrived in October 2018.
The film is filed under psychiatrist, nazi occupation, jew persecution, and political repression. It is adapted from a novel.
Simon Morzé stars as Franz Huchel, Bruno Ganz as Sigmund Freud, Johannes Krisch as Otto Trsnjek, and Emma Nova as Anezka. The screenplay is by Klaus Richter and Nikolaus Leytner. Produced by ARD Degeto. It streams on Chai Flicks in the United States.
The Dig, Soldier of Orange, and I Served the King of England make useful companions to The Tobacconist, all filed under 1930s and eve of world war ii. TMDB voters put it at 6.4 out of 10 across 100 votes.