Widower with Five Daughters
{{Short description|1957 film}}
{{Infobox film
|name = Widower with Five Daughters
|image = Widower with Five Daughters.jpg
|caption = German film poster
|native_name = {{Infobox name module|de|Witwer mit 5 Töchtern}}
|director = Erich Engels
|writer = {{ubl|{{Ill|Rolf Becker (writer)|de|3=Rolf und Alexandra Becker|lt=Rolf Becker}}|{{Ill|Alexandra Becker (writer)|de|3=Rolf und Alexandra Becker|lt=Alexandra Becker}}|Erich Engels}}
|starring = {{ubl|Heinz Erhardt|Susanne Cramer|Helmuth Lohner}}
|music = Heino Gaze
|cinematography = Willy Winterstein
|editing = Martha Dübber
|studio = Deutsche Film Hansa
|distributor = Deutsche Film Hansa
|released = {{Film date|1957|9|6|df=yes}}
|runtime = 96 minutes
|country = West Germany
|language = German
}}
Widower with Five Daughters ({{langx|de|Witwer mit 5 Töchtern}}) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Susanne Cramer, and Helmuth Lohner.{{cite book|editor-first1=Hans-Michael|editor-last1=Bock|editor-link1=Hans-Michael Bock|editor-first2=Tim|editor-last2=Bergfelder|title=The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema|publisher=Berghahn Books|year=2009|location=New York, NY|page=113|isbn=978-1571816559|jstor=j.ctt1x76dm6|last1=Hake |first1=Sabine |doi=10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6 |s2cid=252868046 }} 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
A father has brought up his five daughters alone since the death of his wife, while also working as the custodian of a castle which is now owned by an American. He sometimes receives the help of a local woman, evoking mixed reactions on the part of his daughters as they consider her as a prospective new mother.
Cast
- Heinz Erhardt as Friedrich Scherzer
- Susanne Cramer as Karin Scherzer
- Helmuth Lohner as Dr. Klaus Hellmann
- Lotte Rausch as Frau Hansen
- {{Ill|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
- {{Ill|Lotte Brackebusch|de}} as Meta Sengstake
- Maly Delschaft as Berta Sengstake
- {{Ill|Nora Minor|de}} as Frl. Forsch
- Chris Howland as Mr. Printice
- {{Ill|Heinz Schorlemmer|de}} as Amtmann Stoelz
- {{Ill|Frank Forster|de}} as singer
- Iván Petrovich as Mr. Pfefferkorn
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0051202}}
{{Erich Engels}}
Category:Films directed by Erich Engels
Category:1950s German-language films
Category:Films shot at Göttingen Studios
Category:Films scored by Heino Gaze
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