The Happy Wanderer (film)
| The Happy Wanderer | |
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| Directed by | Hans Quest |
| Written by | Juliane Kay |
| Produced by | Kurt Ulrich |
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| Cinematography | Kurt Schulz |
| Edited by | Hermann Leitner |
| Music by | Norbert Schultze |
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| Distributed by | Herzog-Filmverleih |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The Happy Wanderer (German: Der fröhliche Wanderer) is a 1955 West German romantic comedy film directed by Hans Quest. It stars Rudolf Schock, Waltraut Haas, Elma Karlowa, and Willy Fritsch.[1][2] It was shot in Agfacolor at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and on location in Bavaria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Kuhnert.
It is a Heimatfilm that references the Wandervogel.
Cast
[edit]- Rudolf Schock as Axel Wendt
- Waltraut Haas as Toni Peters
- Elma Karlowa as Rita Mehling
- Willy Fritsch as Kurt Henner
- Paul Hörbiger as Dr. Peters, Tonis Vater
- Gunther Philipp as Heini Krops
- Helen Vita as Ida
- Wolfgang Lukschy as Klaus Hoppe
- Ernst Waldow as Operndirektor
- Wolfgang Neuss as Regisseur Kneppke
- Otto H. Eck
- Peter Finkbeiner as Knabe
- Trude Hesterberg as Milena Gaad, Gesangslehrerin
- Fritz Hoppe as Bassist
- Hans Nerking Hans Nerking
- Dagmar Schock Dagmar Schock
- Edith Schollwer as Malk, Sängerin
- Fritz Wagner as 2. Tenor
References
[edit]- ^ Weinmann, Beatrice (2007). Waltraut Haas: Biografie. St. Pölten: Residenz-Verlag. p. 293. ISBN 978-3-7017-3039-1.
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.134
Bibliography
[edit]- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. ISBN 978-0-85745-565-9.
External links
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- 1955 films
- West German films
- 1950s German-language films
- German musical comedy films
- 1955 musical comedy films
- Films directed by Hans Quest
- Films about singers
- 1955 romantic comedy films
- German romantic musical films
- 1950s romantic musical films
- 1950s German films
- Films shot at Tempelhof Studios
- Films shot in Bavaria
- Films scored by Norbert Schultze
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