Widower with Five Daughters

Widower with Five Daughters
Widower with Five Daughters
	German film poster
German	Witwer mit 5 Töchtern
Directed by	Erich Engels
Written by	Rolf Becker [de]; Alexandra Becker [de]; Erich Engels;
Starring	Heinz Erhardt; Susanne Cramer; Helmuth Lohner;
Cinematography	Willy Winterstein
Edited by	Martha Dübber
Music by	Heino Gaze
Production; company	Deutsche Film Hansa
Distributed by	Deutsche Film Hansa
Release date	6 September 1957;
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ 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[edit]

Widower with Five Daughters at IMDb

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[1] 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.

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