It’s 1943, in the height of WW2. Two German women come across a hidden stash of money and use it to take a vacation in Vienna.
It’s a real discovery that such a German film about the Nazi era already existed from the 1970s. A comedy that, at times, can best be described as “cheeky,” one that doesn’t give a damn about political correctness. However, in 1973, when broadcasting “The Journey to Vienna,” the WDR (West German Broadcasting) got a little nervous and added its own closing title to the film to apologize for the humor, since, after all, people had seriously died back then.
Seriously died? As opposed to those who died comically?
I understand the gypsies were especially fond of some wacky hijinks while dying.
Yes, it’s a Nazi comedy, because if we have learned nothing else from Hogan’s Heroes, it has taught us that the Nazis were funny, funny guys!
Although there were about six million guests at their camps, some 25 million Russians, and many others that really didn’t get their sense of humor.
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Elke’s nudity is little more than a nip-slip and you really need the pause button to see anything, but it is nudity nonetheless, and therefore one more feather in her nudity cap.
Hennelore’s scene is terrific! It’s in German with Italian subtitles, but it’s pretty great even if you understand neither language.
Elke Sommer
Hannelore Elsner
