My Wife Makes Music (German: Meine Frau macht Musik) is an East German musical film directed by Hans Heinrich. It was released in 1958, and sold 6,052,050 tickets.[1] It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art director Oskar Pietsch.
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| Directed by | Hans Heinrich |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Eugen Klagemann |
| Edited by | Friedel Welsandt |
| Music by | Gerd Natschinski |
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| Distributed by | Progress Film |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | East Germany |
| Language | German |
The film was very popular at the box office, but drew criticism from East Germany's communist authorities who regarded its style as too close to western commercial cinema.[2]
Synopsis
editIt was a revue film in which an East Berlin housewife is discovered and turned into a singing star by an Italian, much to her husband's disapproval.
Cast
edit- Lore Frisch as Gerda Wagner
- Günther Simon as Gustl Wagner
- Maly Delschaft as Susi Rettig
- Alice Prill as Eva Rettig
- Herbert Kiper as Fritz Rettig
- Evelyn Künneke as Daisy
- Alexander Hegarth as Fabiani
- Manon Damann as Soloist Ballett der Komischen Oper Berlin
- Walter E. Fuß as Barmixer
- Guido Goroll as Mann in Loge
- Klaus Gross
- Paul Heidemann as Direktor Nielsen
- Paul R. Henker as U-Bahn-Kontrolleur
- Werner Höllein as Soloist Ballett der Komischen Oper
- Katina Imme as Katharina
- Hans Klering as Hutkäufer
- Ruth Kommerell as Verkäuferin am Papierwarenstand
- Else Korén as Frau des Hutkäufers
- Genia Lapuhs
- Mario Lerch as Francesco
- Werner Lierck as Kunde
- Gitta Lind
- Alfred Maack as Pförtner
- Vladimir Marof as Ballettsolist der Komischen Oper Berlin
- Ingeborg Naß
- Kurt Schmidtchen as Arthur Papke
- Heinz Schubert as Spießer
- Lou Seitz as Jette
- Friedrich Teitge as Bühnenarbeiter
- Nico Turoff
References
edit- ^ List of the 50 highest-grossing DEFA films.
- ^ Feinstein p.141
Bibliography
edit- Feinstein, Joshua. The Triumph of the Ordinary: Depictions of Daily Life in the East German Cinema, 1949–1989. University of North Carolina Press, 2002.
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