The Buchholz Family (German: Familie Buchholz) is a 1944 German drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Paul Westermeier, and Käthe Dyckhoff. Based on an 1884 novel by Julius Stinde, it is a family chronicle set in late nineteenth century Berlin.[1] The same year saw the release of a second part Marriage of Affection.[2] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag.
| The Buchholz Family | |
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 German DVD cover | |
| German | Familie Buchholz |
| Directed by | Carl Froelich |
| Written by | Julius Stinde (novel) Jochen Kuhlmey |
| Produced by | Carl Froelich |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Robert Baberske |
| Edited by | Wolfgang Schleif |
| Music by | Hans-Otto Borgmann |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Deutsche Filmvertriebs |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Cast
edit- Henny Porten as Wilhelmine Buchholz
- Paul Westermeier as Carl Buchholz, son
- Käthe Dyckhoff as Betti, daughter
- Marianne Simson as Emmi, daughter
- Hans Zesch-Ballot as Fritz Fabian
- Gustav Fröhlich as Dr. Franz Wrenzchen, gynecologist
- Grethe Weiser as Jette
- Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Kathinka Bergfeldt
- Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Bergfeldt's accountant
- Erich Fiedler as Emil
- Sigrid Becker as August
- Werner Stock as Franz Weigel
- Jakob Tiedtke as Weigel's father
- Albert Hehn as Friedrich Wilhelm Holle, painter
- Kurt Vespermann as Julius Stinde, publisher
- Maria Loja as Frau Posener
- Hellmut Helsig as Gardefüsilier Gottfried
- Vera Achilles as Cilly Posener
- Oscar Sabo as August Butsch
- Carl Heinrich Worth as Prof. Hampel
- Renée Stobrawa as Adelheid Hampel
- Irmingard Schreiter as Erika von Rüdnitz
- Charles Francois as Kellner
- Illo Gutschwager as young waiter
- Max Hiller as Poseners' servant
- Alfred Karen as Gast im Kegellokal
- Matthew Bucholz as Matthew Bucholz
- Matthew Adcock as Mease
References
edit- ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 372. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
- ^ Noack p.195
Bibliography
edit- Noack, Frank. Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.
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