V13 (film)
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| Directed by | Richard Ledes |
| Written by | Richard Ledes Alain-Didier Weill |
| Produced by | Richard Ledes Daniel Sollinger |
| Starring | Alan Cumming Liam Aiken Samuel H. Levine |
| Cinematography | Antonio Rossi |
| Edited by | Richard Ledes |
| Music by | Silent Strike |
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| Distributed by | Deskpop Entertainment |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
V13 is a 2025 American historical drama film directed by Richard Ledes starring Alan Cumming, Samuel H. Levine, and Liam Aiken.[1] Its an adaptation of Alain Didier-Weill's play Vienne 1913.[2]
Premise
The plot follows the meeting of Sigmund Freud, Adolf Hitler and pianist Hugo in Vienna on the eve of the World War I.[2]
Cast
- Alan Cumming — Freud
- Liam Aiken — Hugo
- Ross Alden — Lanz
- Carol Axel — Lydia
- Kyle Bary — Friedrich
- Ehad Berisha — Guido
- Thomas Blackburne — Matthew
- Cara Buono — Ida
- Cara Corrigan — Olga
- India Ennenga — Molly
- Ronald Guttman — Lieberman
- Andrew Keenan-Bolger — Hanisch
- Samuel H. Levine — Adolf Hitler
- Brian Mueller — Hans
- Cavan Rogers — Fritz
- Taylor Marie Scott — Elizabeth
- Aya Siberia — Gallery Assistant/Greta
- David Sitler — Park Guardian/Conductor
- Andrew Stewart-Jones — Carl Jung
- Sam Tsoutsouvas — Professor Panofski
- Max Vaupen — Wilhelm
- Robert Verlaque — Professor Kreijbach
- Michael Winther — Johann
Release
It was released on Vimeo On Demand on April 4, 2025, and other VOD services on May 13, 2025.[3]
Reception
On Film Threat, Tom Atkinson scored the film an 8 out of 10 writing in his review consensus section: "beneath the intellectual thicket lies real emotional heft."[2] On Crooked Marquee, Josh Bell rated it a "C−" describing it as "tedious" and "stilted drama".[3]
Writing for The Forward, PJ Grisar praised Samuel H. Levine's performance as Hitler, and commenting on the film wrote that "from the first minute, Ledes’ film is overstuffed with enough ideas to bowl over Tom Stoppard."[4]
See also
- List of World War I films
- List of American films of 2025
- List of drama films of the 2020s
- List of films set in Vienna
References
- ^ "V13". Richard Ledes. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ^ a b c Atkinson, Tom (April 30, 2025). "V13". Film Threat. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ a b Bell, Josh (April 8, 2025). "VODepths: What to See (and Avoid) on Demand This Week". Crooked Marquee. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ Grisar, PJ (April 4, 2025). "In 1913 Vienna, Freud meets Hitler — and the patient of his nightmares". The Forward. Retrieved August 26, 2025.