My Children and I (German: Meine Kinder und ich) is a 1955 West German comedy drama film directed by Wolfgang Schleif and starring Grethe Weiser, Doris Kirchner and Claus Biederstaedt.[1][2] It was shot at the Templehof Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt.

My Children and I
Directed byWolfgang Schleif
Written byHeinz Pauck
Heinz Oskar Wuttig
Produced byHermann Schwerin
StarringGrethe Weiser
Doris Kirchner
Claus Biederstaedt
CinematographyErich Claunigk
Edited byHermann Ludwig
Music byGeorg Haentzschel
Production
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Fono Film
Distributed byEuropa-Filmverleih
Release date
  • 25 October 1955 (1955-10-25)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Synopsis

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When she is unexpectedly widowed, Mutz Hartmann needs to support her children and takes up a job as a taxi driver. Meanwhile, her two eldest children try to make their way in the world.

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.519
  2. ^ Bliersbach p.112

Bibliography

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  • Bliersbach, Gerhard. So grün war die Heide: der deutsche Nachkriegsfilm in neuer Sicht. Beltz, 1985.
  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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