'38 – Vienna Before the Fall

38 – Auch das war Wien
U.S theatrical release poster
Directed byWolfgang Glück
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGérard Vandenberg
Edited by
  • Heidi Handorf
  • Wolfgang B. Heine
Music byBert Grund
Distributed byEast West Classics
Release dates
  • 1986 (1986) (Austria)
  • 23 April 1987 (1987-04-23) (West Germany)
Running time
97 minutes
Countries
  • West Germany
  • Austria
LanguageGerman

'38 – Vienna Before the Fall (German: 38 – Auch das war Wien, lit.'38 – That too was Vienna') is a 1987 Austrian-West German co-produced drama film directed by Wolfgang Glück. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards. It is set in Vienna in 1937–1938 at the time of the Anschluss.