Widower with Five Daughters
German film poster
GermanWitwer mit 5 Töchtern
Directed byErich Engels
Written by
  • Rolf Becker [de]
  • Alexandra Becker [de]
  • Erich Engels
Starring
CinematographyWilly Winterstein
Edited byMartha Dübber
Music byHeino Gaze
Production
company
Deutsche Film Hansa
Distributed byDeutsche Film Hansa
Release date
  • 6 September 1957 (1957-09-06)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Widower with Five Daughters (German: Witwer mit 5 Töchtern) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Susanne Cramer, and Helmuth Lohner.[1] 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 administering a castle which is now owned by an American. He sometimes receives the help of a local woman, leading to the mixed reactions of his daughters as they consider her as a prospective new mother.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Hake, Sabine (2009). Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (eds.). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 113. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-1571816559. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6. S2CID 252868046.

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Films directed by Erich Engels
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