Wealthy industrialist Jurgens travels to Salzburg to visit a friend who is playing the role of "Death" in the city's annual production of "Everyman," the medieval morality play. He meets Gaubert, makes her his mistress, and then suffers a heart attack. The film ambitiously tries to
parallel the play with the industrialist's life, but the whole thing comes off as muddled. The photographer, Georg Krause, worked with Stanley Kubrick on PATHS OF GLORY. (In German; English subtitles.)
Released:
1964
Rated:
NR
Length:
100 mins