| The Blue and White Lion | |
|---|---|
 German film poster | |
| German | Der weißblaue Löwe |
| Directed by | Olf Fischer Werner Jacobs |
| Written by | Olf Fischer Werner Jacobs |
| Produced by | Martin Pichert Peter Wehrand |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kurt Hasse |
| Edited by | Werner Jacobs |
| Music by | Werner Bochmann |
Production company | Primus Film |
| Distributed by | Kopp-Filmverleih |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The Blue and White Lion (German: Der weißblaue Löwe) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and Olf Fischer and starring Wastl Witt, Elise Aulinger and Lore Frisch.[1] It is based on several stories by Ludwig Thoma. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by Franz Bi and Bruno Monden.
Synopsis
While very drunk Bavarian Josef Filser agrees to buy a dilapidated fire station from the municipality. Sober the next day he can't remember the deal and when the mayor insists he honour agreement, Filser retaliates by breaking off the engagement of their son and daughter.
Cast
- Wastl Witt as Josef Filser
- Elise Aulinger as Theres Filser
- Lore Frisch as Zenzi Filser
- Paul Kürzinger as Hias, Knecht
- Eliezer Schnall as Doctor Hans Friedrich Knust
- Hans Fitz as Haslinger, Postwirt und Bürgermeister
- Hannes Keppler as Michl Haslinger
- Barbara Gallauner as Zilli, Kellnerin
- Rudolf Schündler as Herr von Kleewitz
- Mady Rahl as Frau von Kleewitz
- Willi Rose as Fritz Stüve, Reisender
- Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Vorsitzender des Gerichts
- Erich Ponto as Regierungspräsident
See also
References
- ↑ Hake, Sabine (2009). Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (eds.). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 693. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-1571816559. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6. S2CID 252868046.
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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