The Enchanted Day

The Enchanted Day
Eva Maria Meineke and Winnie Markus in their station kiosk
Directed by	Peter Pewas
Written by	Franz Nabl (novel) Peter Pewas Renate Uhl
Produced by	Viktor von Struwe
Starring	Winnie Markus Hans Stüwe Ernst Waldow
Cinematography	Georg Krause
Edited by	Ira Oberberg
Music by	Wolfgang Zeller
Production company	Terra Film
Distributed by	Deutsche Filmvertriebs
Release dates	6 July 1944 17 May 1951 (general release)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Enchanted Day (German: Der verzauberte Tag) is a 1944 German romantic drama film directed by Peter Pewas and starring Winnie Markus, Hans Stüwe and Ernst Waldow. It explores the romantic ambitions of two women who work at a kiosk in a railway station.

The film was made at the Babelsberg Studios by Terra Film one of Germany's four dominant production companies. The film's sets were designed by Erich Grave.

The film's release was considerably delayed by Joseph Goebbels' Propaganda ministry after an initial screening in 1944 led to numerous objections. Attempts to improve it meant it was not released before the end of the Second World War. It finally premiered in Sweden in 1947 before going on general release in West Germany in 1951.

Cast

• Winnie Markus as Christine Schweiger
• Hans Stüwe as Professor Albrecht Götz
• Ernst Waldow as Rudolf Krummholz
• Eva Maria Meineke as Anni
• Hans Brausewetter as Wasner
• Carola Toelle as Frau Schweiger
• Karl Etlinger as Geschwander
• Curt Ackermann as Herr Maximilian
• Käte Kühl as Frau Pospischil
• Anneliese Würtz as Frau Hirblinger
• Karl Meixner as Kriminalbeamter
• Erich Fiedler as Dr. Steinacker
• Herbert Gernot as Augenarzt
• Karl Troxbömker as Diener
• Martha von Konssatzki as Blumenfrau

Bibliography

• O'Brien, Mary-Elizabeth. Nazi Cinema as Enchantment: The Politics of Entertainment in the Third Reich. Camden House, 2006.

External links

• The Enchanted Day at IMDb