Widower with Five Daughters
1957 film
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| German | Witwer mit 5 Töchtern |
| Directed by | Erich Engels |
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| Cinematography | Willy Winterstein |
| Edited by | Martha Dübber |
| Music by | Heino Gaze |
Production company | Deutsche Film Hansa |
| Distributed by | Deutsche Film Hansa |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Widower with Five Daughters (German: Witwer mit 5 Töchtern) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Susanne Cramer, and Helmuth Lohner.[1] It was shot at Göttingen Studios, with location shooting at Berlepsch Castle near Witzenhausen. The art directors Dieter Bartels and Paul Markwitz designed the film's sets.
Plot
A father has brought up his five daughters alone since the death of his wife, while also administering a castle which is now owned by an American. He sometimes receives the help of a local woman, leading to the mixed reactions of his daughters as they consider her as a prospective new mother.
Cast
- Heinz Erhardt as Friedrich Scherzer
- Susanne Cramer as Karin Scherzer
- Helmuth Lohner as Dr. Klaus Hellmann
- Lotte Rausch as Frau Hansen
- Angelika Meissner [de] as Marie Scherzer
- Vera Tschechowa as Anne Scherzer
- Elke Aberle as Julchen Scherzer
- Christine Kaufmann as Ulla Scherzer
- Michael Lang as Altfeld
- Peter Vogel as Fred
- Alexander von Richthofen as Jäcky
- Marina Ried as Frau Kostowitsch
- Carsta Löck as Frl. Nessel
- Lotte Brackebusch [de] as Meta Sengstake
- Maly Delschaft as Berta Sengstake
- Nora Minor [de] as Frl. Forsch
- Chris Howland as Mr. Printice
- Heinz Schorlemmer [de] as Amtmann Stoelz
- Frank Forster [de] as singer
- Iván Petrovich as Mr. Pfefferkorn
References
- ^ Hake, Sabine (2009). Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (eds.). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 113. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-1571816559. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6. S2CID 252868046.
External links
- Widower with Five Daughters at IMDb
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Films directed by Erich Engels
- Crime Reporter Holm (1932)
- Geheimnis des blauen Zimmers (1932)
- The Roberts Case (1933)
- Peter, Paul and Nanette (1935)
- Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden (1935)
- Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine (1936)
- The Grey Lady (1937)
- In the Name of the People (1939)
- Central Rio (1939)
- Doctor Crippen (1942)
- The Golden Spider (1943)
- Friday the Thirteenth (1949)
- The Murder Trial of Doctor Jordan (1949)
- The Lady in Black (1951)
- Don't Worry About Your Mother-in-Law (1954)
- Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden (1956)
- Widower with Five Daughters (1957)
- Father, Mother and Nine Children (1958)
- Doctor Crippen Lives (1958)
- Of Course, the Motorists (1959)
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