The Double Husband (German: Der doppelte Ehemann) is a 1955 West German comedy film directed by Ferdinand Dörfler and starring Joe Stöckel, Grethe Weiser and Ingrid Pan.[1] [2] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.
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Directed by | Ferdinand Dörfler |
Written by | Rolf Dortenwald |
Produced by | Ferdinand Dörfler |
Starring | Joe Stöckel Grethe Weiser Ingrid Pan |
Cinematography | Erich Claunigk |
Edited by | Jutta Hering |
Music by | Peter Igelhoff |
Production company | Dörfler-Filmproduktion |
Distributed by | Deutsche Film Hansa |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
Synopsis
editGrethe Koblanck and her husband own a successful fur fashion house in Munich. However, she suspects of him of flirting with younger women including the South American Dolores. She employs a hidden camera to keep an eye on him, but discovering this he gets a doppelganger to take his place. Things go wrong when it turns out his double also has an interest in attractive women.
Cast
edit- Joe Stöckel as Otto Koblanck / August Schmitt
- Grethe Weiser as Grethe Koblanck
- Ingrid Pan as Inge Koblanck
- Peer Schmidt as Heinz Krämer
- Georg Lehn as Fritz Schneider
- Ingeborg Cornelius as Dolores Gonzales
- Oliver Hassencamp as Fernando Gonzales
- Ingrid Lutz as Barsängerin Kitty
- Erika von Thellmann as Klothilde Kümmerling, Directrice
- Ellen Hille as Klara Berger
- Alfred Schrempf as Paul - ihr Zwilling
- Christine Koschkar as Linchen - ihr Zwilling
- Carla Hagen as Anna, Mädchen
- Joseph Offenbach as Gerichtsvollzieher
- Wastl Witt as Taxichauffeur
- Elise Aulinger as Fürsorgebeamtin
- Eduard Linkers as Bachwitz
- Werner Lieven as Hotelportier
- Leo Siedler as Hotelmanager
References
edit- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.519
- ^ https://www.filmportal.de/film/der-doppelte-ehemann_6de1f3c9a4114d3a85c90e57440ac4ee [bare URL]
Bibliography
edit- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.