1. April 2000

1952
Approved
1h 24m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

266

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Hans Moser, Alois Melichar, Waltraut Haas, Judith Holzmeister, Paul Hörbiger, Hilde Krahl, Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Josef Meinrad, and Elisabeth Stemberger in 1. April 2000 (1952)

Parody Satire Comedy Fantasy Romance Sci-Fi

It is the year 2000 and the World Global Union is in charge, although other countries are allowed to elect their own government leaders, as long as they support the Union. When Austria's new... Read allIt is the year 2000 and the World Global Union is in charge, although other countries are allowed to elect their own government leaders, as long as they support the Union. When Austria's newly-elected president, makes his inauguration speech, he declares Austrian independence and... Read allIt is the year 2000 and the World Global Union is in charge, although other countries are allowed to elect their own government leaders, as long as they support the Union. When Austria's newly-elected president, makes his inauguration speech, he declares Austrian independence and issues an edict ending Austria's financial support for the Global Union. The Global Union... Read all

Director
- Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Writers
- Rudolf Brunngraber
- Ernst Marboe
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

266

YOUR RATING

Director
- Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Writers
- Rudolf Brunngraber
- Ernst Marboe
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

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Trivia
Final film of Elfi von Dassanowsky.

Goofs
Whenever something written in Russian is shown, a few letters are shown incorrectly, e.g the letter "TZ" or the "soft sign".

Quotes
Prime Minister of Austria: [final quotes] This would have happened in the year 2000 on the 1st of April. But now we still have the year...
[interrupts himself, closes his eyes and covers his face with his hand]

Crazy credits
The opening credits are shown in the style of a passport with credits displayed in four languages, German, English, French and Russian (related to the four-countries-passports, shown in the movie).

Soundtracks
Österreich-Lied
Music by Josef Fiedler
Lyrics by Josef Petrak
Sung by Hans Moser

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Featured review

8/10

Satire - and not

1. April 2000 is a 1952 political satire film, made during the Allied Occupation of Austria (1945–55). The script was reportedly commissioned at the request of the Austrian government, and is a political satire depicting a harmless, potentially congenial future Austria still subject to needless and stifling oversight by the four Allied powers, as established following the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. And of course if failed. Miserably. 1. April 2000 is propaganda in its purest form. And should be seen as nothing else: government-funded whitewashing. Why do I give the film 8/10? Because it's well-made government-funded whitewashing.