Austrian television director Fritz Lehner makes his feature debut with the big-budget drama Jedermann's Fest, based on the 1911 play by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, which in turn was based on a medieval tale. Originated in parts of England, the myth of Jan Jedermann ("John Everyman") deals with a rich man on his deathbed coming to terms with his life's failures. Not following much of a plot, the modernized version involves famous fashion designer Jedermann (Klaus Maria Brandauer) imagining his last big gala event while rendered unconscious as a result of a car accident in his Ferrari. He is a success in Vienna but not in fashionable Paris, so he wishes to impress French elder stateswoman Yvonne Becker (Juliette Greco).
Directing | Fritz Lehner | Director |
Production | Veit Heiduschka | Production Manager |
Production | Veit Heiduschka | Producer |
Camera | Gernot Roll | Director of Photography |
Writing | Fritz Lehner | Writer |
Writing | Hugo von Hofmannsthal | Theatre Play |
Editing | Juno Sylva Englander | Editor |
Art | Anna Prankl | Art Direction |
Costume & Make-Up | Uli Fessler | Costume Design |
Sound | Michael Etz | Sound |
Sound | Peter Ponger | Music |
Production | Michael Katz | Production Manager |
Production | Volker Schlöndorff | Producer |
Production | René Letzgus | Producer |
Editing | Tanja Schmidbauer | Editor |