In the Republic of Utopia, because of the bad economic crisis ailing the nation, the Jews are made the scapegoats for the economic and social ills affecting the population; therefore, the government decides to expel them. Leo Strakosch is among the exiled. He is engaged to Counsellor's Linder's daughter. He gets into the Republic, in a clandestine way, to show to the society the wrongness of their anti-semitic prejudice. Bettauer's novel differs essentially from the film version. "Vienna" was named "Utopia". Even a happy ending was provided.
Johannes Riemann | Leo Strakosch |
Hans Moser | Rat Bernart |
Karl Tema | Rat Linder |
Anny Miletty | Tochter Lotte |
Eugen Neufeld | Bundeskanzler |
Ferdinand Mayerhofer | Rat Volbert |
Mizi Griebl | seine Frau |
Hans Effenberger | Alois Carroni |
Gisela Werbisek | Köchin Kathi (as Gisela Werbezirk) |
Armin Berg | Kommiss Isidor |
Sigi Hofer | Moritz |
Armin Seydelmann | Oberhaupt der Staatskirche |