The Vulture Wally (1940 film)

The Vulture Wally
Directed by	Hans Steinhoff
Written by	Wilhelmine von Hillern (novel) Jacob Geis Alexander Lix Hans Steinhoff
Produced by	Gerhard Staab
Starring	Heidemarie Hatheyer Sepp Rist Eduard Köck
Cinematography	Richard Angst
Edited by	Ella Ensink
Music by	Nico Dostal
Production company	Tobis Film
Distributed by	Tobis Film
Release date	12 August 1940
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Vulture Wally (German: Die Geierwally) is a 1940 German drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Heidemarie Hatheyer, Sepp Rist and Eduard Köck.

It was shot on location in the Tyrol. The film is based on a popular novel which has been adapted for the screens several times.

Cast

• Heidemarie Hatheyer as Wally Fender, die "Geierwally"
• Sepp Rist as Joseph Brandl, der "Bärenjoseph"
• Eduard Köck as Alois Fender
• Winnie Markus as Afra Kuttner
• Leopold Esterle as Vinzenz Gellner
• Mimi Gstöttner-Auer as Luckard, Fenders Magd
• Ludwig Auer as Klettenmeier
• Maria Hofen as Mariann Rosenbauer
• Georg Vogelsang as Nicodemus Rosenbauer
• Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Leander Rosenbauer
• Käte Merk as Resi
• Marta Salm as Nani, Obermagd
• Anna Exl as Ochsenwirtin
• Hans Kratzer as Dorfbote
• Gustav Waldau as Graf
• Franz Ludwig as Oberförster
• Rolf Pinegger as Bürgermeister
• Hans Hanauer as Lehrer
• Franzl Grüner as Hüterjunge

See also

• The Vulture Wally (1921)
• La Leggenda di Wally (1930)
• La Wally (1932, based on the opera)
• The Vulture Wally (1956)

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• The Vulture Wally at IMDb