'' 1 . April 2000 '' is a 1952 political satire film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Hilde Krahl , made during the Allied Occupation of Austria ( 1945 – 55 ) . The script was reportedly commissioned at the request of the Austrian government , and is a political satire depicting a harmless , potentially congenial future Austria still subject to needless and stifling oversight by the four Allied powers , as established following the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II ( as it was when the film was made ) . The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival
1953 Cannes Film Festival
1953 Cannes Film Festival
1. April 2000