The Vulture Wally (1956 film)
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| Directed by | Franz Cap |
| Written by | Wolf Neumeister Peter Ostermayr Wilhelmine von Hillern (novel) |
| Produced by | Ottmar Ostermayr |
| Starring | Barbara Rütting Carl Möhner Heinrich Hauser |
| Cinematography | Franz Koch |
| Edited by | Claus von Boro |
| Music by | Bernhard Eichhorn |
Production company | Peter Ostermayr Produktion |
| Distributed by | Unitas-Film |
Release date | 30 August 1956 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The Vulture Wally (German: Die Geierwally) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Franz Cap and starring Barbara Rütting, Carl Möhner and Heinrich Hauser.[1] Based on a popular novel which has had several film adaptations, it is part of the tradition of Heimatfilm.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Ludwig Kirmse.
Cast
- Barbara Rütting as Geierwally
- Carl Möhner as Bärenjosef
- Heinrich Hauser as Lorenz
- Til Kiwe as Vinzenz
- Maria Hofen as Luckard
- Franz Pfaudler as Höchstbauer
- Helga Neuner as Afra
- Walter Janssen as Curat
- Beppo Schwaiger as Benedikt
- Siegfried Rauch as Leander
- Gusti Kreissl as Retta
- Elinor von Wallerstein as Lammwirtin
- Ernst Reinhold as Bartl
- Anton Färber as Draxl
- Alfons Sailer as Anton
- Veronika Fitz as Rosa
- Fred Hennings as Pfarrer
- Franz Loskarn as Gendarm
- Alwin Emmert as Halbweger
- Viktor Afritsch as Jagdherr
See also
- The Vulture Wally (1921)
- La Leggenda di Wally (1930)
- La Wally (1932, based on the opera)
- The Vulture Wally (1940)
References
- ^ Goble p.775
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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