The Happy Wanderer (film)

The Happy Wanderer (German: Der fröhliche Wanderer) is a 1955 West German romantic comedy film directed by Hans Quest. It stars Rudolf Schock, Waltraut Haas, Elma Karlowa, and Willy Fritsch.[1][2] It was shot in Agfacolor at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and on location in Bavaria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Kuhnert.

The Happy Wanderer
Directed byHans Quest
Written byJuliane Kay [de]
Produced byKurt Ulrich
Starring
CinematographyKurt Schulz
Edited byHermann Leitner
Music byNorbert Schultze
Production
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Distributed byHerzog-Filmverleih
Release date
  • 22 September 1955 (1955-09-22)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

It is more than just a romantic comedy, but also is a Heimatfilm and references the Wandervogel movement and thus deals with modernization as a movement and its resonance on the culture where the film is set.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Weinmann, Beatrice (2007). Waltraut Haas: Biografie. St. Pölten: Residenz-Verlag. p. 293. ISBN 978-3-7017-3039-1.
  2. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.134

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. ISBN 978-0-85745-565-9.
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