Ballad of the minister of war Theodor Count Baillet de Latour

On October 6th 1848, as the troops of the Austrian Empire were preparing to leave Vienna to suppress the Hungarian Revolution, a crowd sympathetic to the Hungarian cause and sick of the ruling Habsburg-regime and its reactionist minister of war Theodor Count Baillet de Latour, started to roam the streets, heavily armed. The incident escalated into various violent street battles. Under the guidance of workers and students, the angry mob conquered the ministry of war to lynch unpopular Latour. The Vienna Uprising of October 1848 was the last uprising of the Austrian Revolution of 1848.

This short animated cartoon is based on historic facts and offers a brief summarization of the events of this day. It is the undertitled version of the musicvideo to the song "Moritat vom Kriegsminister Theodor Graf Baillet de Latour" by the Viennese contemporary music-comedy-duo Christoph & Lollo. Drawings, character design and animation are made by Pascale Osterwalder, http://www.elaxa.ch
http://www.christophundlollo.com

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• christoph & lollo
• elaxa
• animation
• pascale osterwalder
• vienna
• revolution
• music video
• 1848
• blood
• flash
• mob
• ballad
• austria
• Latour
• history
• count

[monanassereddin]

Would you please provide the lyrics in German as well ... please 

[TreeLeg]

How about a ditty about Guttenberg ... and a better translation of this one

[rob567]

Am 09.11.1848 wurde Robert Blum in Wien hingerichtet.

[TerminalMontage]

great job!