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

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