Quax in Africa
| Quax in Africa | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Helmut Weiss |
| Produced by | Heinz Rühmann |
| Written by | Hermann Grote (story) |
| Starring |
Heinz Rühmann Hertha Feiler Lothar Firmans |
| Music by | Werner Bochmann |
| Cinematography | Ewald Daub |
| Edited by | Helmuth Schönnenbeck |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Nordwestdeutscher Filmverleih |
Release date | 16 May 1947 (Sweden) |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Quax in Africa (German: Quax in Afrika) is a 1947 German comedy adventure film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Heinz Rühmann, Hertha Feiler and Lothar Firmans. It is a sequel to the 1941 film Quax the Crash Pilot.[1] Although the female lead from the previous film Karin Himboldt appears again, the principal romantic interest is now played by Rühmann's real-life wife Hertha Feiler.
The film began shooting in 1943, but was not released before the end of war. In 1945 it was banned by the Allied occupation authorities and, although it was distributed in Sweden in 1947, did not get a full West German release until 1953.
Some scenes were shot at an airfield near the Bavarian town of Kempten while parts of Brandenburg doubled for the African-set scenes. The film's sets were designed by Willi Herrmann.
Cast
- Heinz Rühmann as Otto Groschenbügel, 'Quax', Fluglehrer
- Hertha Feiler as Renate, Flugschülerin
- Lothar Firmans as Hansen, Fluglehrer
- Karin Himboldt as Marianne Bredow
- Robert Tessen as Fips, Flugschüler
- Bruni Löbel as Julchen, Flugschülerin
- Beppo Brem as Alois
- Adolf Fischer as Brückner, Fluglehrer
- Georg Vogelsang as Krehlert, alter Herr
- Lutz Götz as Kühn
- Adrian Hoven as Statist
- Georg Irmer as Mertens
- Ali Ghito
- Walter Gross
- Louis Brody
- Daisy Johnson
- Josef Kamper
See also
References
- ↑ Chapman p.192-93
Bibliography
- Chapman, James. War and Film. Reaktion Books, 2008.