Eine Liebe für den Frieden – Bertha von Suttner und Alfred Nobel

1h 29min

Drama

TV Movie

Bertha Kinsky works as a governess in the Suttner household and has an affair with Arthur Suttner, the son of the house, who is a few years younger than her. When the affair is discovered, she is forced to leave the house and gets a job with Alfred Nobel. Nobel has become very rich thanks to the invention of dynamite. The somewhat reclusive Nobel and the prudent Bertha quickly take a liking to each other. But one day, Arthur Suttner appears on the doorstep, having broken with his family in order to marry Bertha. Bertha marries him and life drives the penniless couple to Russia, where they are confronted with the horrors of war. This experience turned Bertha von Suttner into a successful author on pacifism. She continued to cultivate a close friendship with Alfred Nobel. Nobel detested the war, but gradually realized that he could go down in the history books as a "warmonger" thanks to the invention of dynamite.

Production Companies

Mona Film Produktion

Tivoli Film

Wilma Film

ORF

BR

ARD Degeto

Cast

Birgit Minichmayr

Birgit Minichmayr

Bertha von Suttner
Sebastian Koch

Sebastian Koch

Alfred Nobel
Philipp Hochmair

Philipp Hochmair

Arthur von Suttner
Sona MacDonald

Sona MacDonald

Baronin von Suttner
Joseph Lorenz

Joseph Lorenz

Baron von Suttner
Marcello De Nardo

Marcello De Nardo

Staatsanwalt Paris
André Jung

André Jung

Frederic Passy
Maresi Riegner

Maresi Riegner

Marie von Suttner
Alina Fritsch

Alina Fritsch

Mathilde von Suttner

Release date

10th Dec 2014

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch