The Merry Farmer (1951 film)
The Merry Farmer (German: Der fidele Bauer) is a 1951 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Georg Marischka and starring Paul Hörbiger, Erich Auer, Heinrich Gretler.[1] An operetta film, it is an adaptation of the 1907 operetta The Merry Farmer composed by Leo Fall.
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| Directed by | Georg Marischka |
| Produced by | Eduard Hoesch |
| Written by | Viktor Léon (libretto) Hubert Marischka Rudolf Österreicher |
| Starring | Paul Hörbiger Erich Auer Heinrich Gretler |
| Music by | Leo Fall |
| Cinematography | Hans Schneeberger |
| Edited by | Leopoldine Pokorny |
Production company | Berna-Filmproduktion Donau-Film Wien |
| Distributed by | Union-Film |
Release date | 21 September 1951 |
Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav Abel.
Cast
- Paul Hörbiger as Matthias Scheichelroither
- Erich Auer as Heini Scheichelroither
- Heinrich Gretler as Lindoberer
- Franz Marischka as Vinzenz Lindoberer
- Rudolf Carl as Raudaschl
- Helli Servi as Annamirl Raudaschl
- Elisabeth Karlan as Resi Scheichelroither
- Marianne Wischmann as Vivian Harrison
- Alma Seidler as Mrs. Harrison
- Adrienne Gessner as Frau Holefka
- Ulrich Bettac as Mr. Harrison
- Karli Obrich as Heinerle als Kind
- Fritz von Friedl as Vinzenz als Kind
- Loni von Friedl as Annamirl als Kind
- Hans Hais as Napoleon im Film
- Karl Eidlitz as Talleyrand im Film
- Gertrude Decombe
- Erich Dörner
- Karl Ehmann as Lehrer
- C.W. Fernbach
- Anton Gaugl
- Karl Günther
- Fritz Heller
- Egon von Jordan
- Fritz Muliar as Kinobesucher
- Johannes Roth
- Emmerich Schrenk
- Hans Steilau
References
- Fritsche p.241
Bibliography
- Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013.
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