| Judgement Day | |
| Director: | Franz Seitz |
| Producer: | Karl Hartl Erich von Neusser |
| Starring: | Hans Holt Olly Holzmann Susi Nicoletti |
| Music: | Hans Lang |
| Cinematography: | Robert Lach |
| Editing: | Axel von Werner |
| Studio: | Wien-Film |
| Distributor: | Bavaria Film |
| Runtime: | 77 minutes |
| Country: | Austria (Part of Greater Germany) |
| Language: | German |
Judgement Day (German: Das jüngste Gericht) is a 1940 German comedy drama film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Hans Holt, Olly Holzmann and Susi Nicoletti.[1] Location shooting took place in Waidhofen. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Ledersteger and Ernst Richter. It was produced in Vienna by Wien-Film, a company set up following the German annexation of Austria. It was shot at the Rosenhügel and Sievering Studios in the city.
Ferdinand Strubel wants his daughter Marianne to marry the son of wealthy brewery owner Baron von Schnackenberg. However Marianne has fallen in love with teacher Leopold, despite her father already setting the wedding day. Leopold has an idea when he reads of the passing of Halley's Comet the day before the marriage is due to take place. He convinces Ferdinand Strubel that the world will end when the comet hits, and hopes that the coming judgement day will lead Strubel to call off the wedding.