The Merry Farmer (1951 film)

The Merry Farmer (German: Der fidele Bauer) is a 1951 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Georg Marischka and starring Paul Hörbiger, Erich Auer, Heinrich Gretler.[1] An operetta film, it is an adaptation of the 1907 operetta The Merry Farmer composed by Leo Fall.

The Merry Farmer
Directed byGeorg Marischka
Written byViktor Léon (libretto)
Hubert Marischka
Rudolf Österreicher
Produced byEduard Hoesch
StarringPaul Hörbiger
Erich Auer
Heinrich Gretler
CinematographyHans Schneeberger
Edited byLeopoldine Pokorny
Music byLeo Fall
Production
companies
Berna-Filmproduktion
Donau-Film Wien
Distributed byUnion-Film
Release date
  • 21 September 1951 (1951-09-21)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman

It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav Abel.

Cast

References

  1. Fritsche p.241

Bibliography

  • Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013.


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