38 – Vienna Before the Fall '' ( ) 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 . The German title is literally translated as '38 - That , too , was Vienna ' , but it is also known in English as 38 - Vienna Before the Fall '' . It is set in Vienna in 1937-38 at the time of the Anschluss
59th Academy Awards
59th Academy Awards
'38 – Vienna Before the Fall