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Everyman (German: Jedermann) is a 1961 Austrian drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt, based on the play written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.
Acting
Walther Reyer devours the stage-to-screen transition whole.
Production
Salzburg Festival aesthetics: velvet, gold, and existential dread.
Writing
Hofmannsthal's 1911 text still slaps after 50 years.
Director
Gottfried Reinhardt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hofmannsthal wrote this for the Salzburg Festival in 1911, turning a medieval mystery play into high-art spectacle for Austria's cultural elite.
Reinhardt's father Max literally founded the Salzburg Festival, making this a family dynasty flex on celluloid.
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