---
title: 'Egon Schiele – Exzess und Bestrafung (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Herbert Vesely'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Austria'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/egon-schiele-exzess-und-bestrafung-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082311/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Egon Schiele – Exzess und Bestrafung (1981)

1981 · 90 min · Drama, History · Germany, France, Austria

Original title: Egon Schiele, enfer et passion

## Synopsis

Egon Schiele – Exzess und Bestrafung, also known as Egon Schiele – Excess and Punishment (English) and Egon Schiele, enfer et passion (French) is a 1980 film based on the life of the Austrian artist Egon Schiele. Set in Austria during the years immediately prior to and during the Great War, the film stars Mathieu Carrière as Schiele, with Jane Birkin as his muse Walburga (Wally) Neuzil, Christine Kaufmann as his wife Edith, and Kristina van Eyck as Edith's sister. Essentially a depiction of obsession and its constituents of sex, alcohol, and uncontrolled emotions, the film portrays Schiele as an agent of social change leading to the destruction of those he loves and ultimately of himself.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Herbert Vesely](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-vesely)
- **Screenplay:** [Herbert Vesely](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-vesely), [Leo Tichat](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-tichat)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Brian Eno](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-eno)
- **Producer:** [Dieter Geissler](https://cinepixo.com/people/dieter-geissler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rudolf Blaháček](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-blahacek)
- **Editor:** [Dagmar Hirtz](https://cinepixo.com/people/dagmar-hirtz)

## Cast

- [Karina Fallenstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/karina-fallenstein)
- [Mathieu Carrière](https://cinepixo.com/people/mathieu-carriere) as Egon Schiele
- [Guido Wieland](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-wieland)
- [Jane Birkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-birkin) as Wally Neuzil
- [Gertrud Roll](https://cinepixo.com/people/gertrud-roll)
- [Serge Gainsbourg](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-gainsbourg)
- [Marcel Ophuls](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-ophuls)
- [Harry Hardt](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-hardt)
- [Kristina van Eyck](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristina-van-eyck)
- [Erik Frey](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-frey)
- [Angelika Hauff](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelika-hauff)
- [Wolfgang Lesowsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-lesowsky)
- [Herbert Fux](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-fux)
- [Ramona Leiß](https://cinepixo.com/people/ramona-lei)
- [Dany Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/dany-mann)

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