Widower with Five Daughters

Widower with Five Daughters (German: Witwer mit 5 Töchtern) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Susanne Cramer, and Helmuth Lohner.[1] It was shot at Göttingen Studios, with location shooting at Berlepsch Castle near Witzenhausen. The art directors Dieter Bartels and Paul Markwitz designed the film's sets.

Widower with Five Daughters
German film poster
GermanWitwer mit 5 Töchtern
Directed byErich Engels
Written by
  • Rolf Becker
  • Alexandra Becker
  • Erich Engels
Starring
CinematographyWilly Winterstein
Edited byMartha Dübber
Music byHeino Gaze
Production
company
Deutsche Film Hansa
Distributed byDeutsche Film Hansa
Release date
  • 6 September 1957 (1957-09-06)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Plot

A father has brought up his five daughters alone since the death of his wife, while also administering a castle which is now owned by an American. He sometimes receives the help of a local woman, leading to the mixed reactions of his daughters as they consider her as a prospective new mother.

Cast

References

  1. Hake, Sabine (2009). Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (eds.). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 113. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-1571816559. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6. S2CID 252868046.
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