My Children and I
{{short description|1955 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = My Children and I
| image =File:My Children and I.jpg
| caption =
| director = Wolfgang Schleif
| producer = Hermann Schwerin
|based_on =
| writer = Heinz Pauck
Heinz Oskar Wuttig
| narrator =
| starring =Grethe Weiser
Doris Kirchner
Claus Biederstaedt
| music = Georg Haentzschel
| cinematography = Erich Claunigk
| editing = Hermann Ludwig
| studio =Fono Film
| distributor =Europa-Filmverleih
| released = {{Film date|1955|10|25|df=yes}}
| runtime = 96 minutes
| country = West Germany
| language = German
| budget =
| gross =
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My Children and I (German: Meine Kinder und ich) is a 1955 West German comedy drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Grethe Weiser, Doris Kirchner and Claus Biederstaedt.Bock & Bergfelder p.519Bliersbach p.112 It was shot at the Templehof Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt.
Synopsis
When she is unexpectedly widowed, Mutz Hartmann needs to support her children and takes up a job as a taxi driver. Meanwhile, her two eldest children try to make their way in the world.
Cast
- Grethe Weiser as Mutz Hartmann
- Doris Kirchner as Gabriele 'Gaby' Roecker
- Claus Biederstaedt as Günther Hartmann
- Hans Nielsen as Wilhelm Roecker
- Paul Dahlke as Otto Baumann
- Barbara Rost as Monika Hartmann
- Roland Kaiser as Peter Hartmann
- Karin Volquartz as Gisela
- Alexander Engel as Herr Knirsch
- Emil Suhrmann as Dr. Sibelius
- Wolf Martini as Herr Strelow
- Erna Sellmer as Frieda
- Blandine Ebinger as Untermieterin
- Willi Rose as Taxifahrer
- Fritz Wagner as Erpresser
- Boy Gobert as Charlie Scheller - Manager
References
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Bibliography
- Bliersbach, Gerhard. So grün war die Heide: der deutsche Nachkriegsfilm in neuer Sicht. Beltz, 1985.
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0048367}}
Category:1950s German-language films
Category:Films directed by Wolfgang Schleif
Category:Films shot at Tempelhof Studios
Category:Films scored by Georg Haentzschel
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