Charley's Aunt (1956 film)
Charley's Aunt (German: Charleys Tante) is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Hans Quest and starring Heinz Rühmann, Hertha Feiler and Claus Biederstaedt.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1892 British play Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas.
| Charley's Aunt | |
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| Directed by | Hans Quest |
| Produced by | Karl Mitschke Kurt Ulrich Heinz Willeg |
| Written by | Gustav Kampendonk |
| Based on | Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Friedrich Schröder |
| Cinematography | Kurt Schulz |
| Edited by | Hermann Leitner |
Production company | Imperial Filmproduktion |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
Release date | 19 January 1956 |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
It was made at the Spandau and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Peter Schlewski. It was shot in Eastmancolor.
Cast
- Heinz Rühmann as Doctor Otto Dernburg
- Hertha Feiler as Carlotta Ramirez
- Claus Biederstaedt as Ralf Dernburg
- Walter Giller as Charley Sallmann
- Ruth Stephan as Mona
- Bum Krüger as Peter
- Hans Olden as Wolke
- Ina Peters as Britta Nielsen
- Elisa Loti as Ulla Bergström
- Hans Leibelt as Niels Bergström
- Paul Hörbiger as August Sallmann
- Helmuth Rudolph as Consul general
- Hilde von Stolz as Consul general's wife
- Wolfgang Neuss as Head porter
- Ewald Wenck as Hotel concierge
- Wolfgang Condrus as bell boy
- Wulf Rittscher as Night club owner
- Wolfgang Völz as Police man
References
- Bock & Bergfelder p.340
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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