The Uncle from America

The Uncle from America (German: Der Onkel aus Amerika) is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Hans Moser, Georg Thomalla and Joe Stöckel.[1] It was based on a play by Ferdinand Altenkirch which had previously been made into the 1932 film No Money Needed.[2] It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Grave and Walter Kutz.

The Uncle from America
GermanDer Onkel aus Amerika
Directed byCarl Boese
Written byFerdinand Altenkirch (play)
Curth Flatow
Peter Paulsen
Produced byArtur Brauner
Heinz Laaser
StarringHans Moser
Georg Thomalla
Joe Stöckel
CinematographyAlbert Benitz
Edited byJohanna Meisel
Music byLotar Olias
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Distributed byPrisma Film
Release date
  • 26 January 1953 (1953-01-26)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

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References

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  1. ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 519. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
  2. ^ Goble p.7

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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