''André and Ursula'' is a 1955

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directed by

Werner Jacobs Werner Jacobs (1909–1999) was a German film director and film editor, editor. He was born in Berlin on the 24 April 1909. He is best known for his contributions to Modebummel (1951), Der Stern von Santa Clara (1958) and André und Ursula (1955). ...

and starring

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and

Ina Peters Ina Peters (1928–2004) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Goble p.195 Selected filmography * '' Bon Voyage'' (1954) * '' André and Ursula'' (1955) * '' Kitty and the Great Big World'' (1956) * ''Charley's Aunt'' (1956) * ''The Spessart Inn' ...

.Bock & Bergfelder p.84 It was based on the 1937 novel of the same title by Polly Maria Höfler. The film updates the book's storyline from the

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to the

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. It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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and

Bruno Monden Bruno Monden (1900–1980) was a German art director. He designed the sets for several rubble films in the wake of the Second World War.Shandley p.217 Selected filmography * '' The Stars Shine'' (1938) * '' The Murderers Are Among Us'' (1946) * ...

Cast

as André Duval *

as Ursula Hartmann *

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as Gaston Duval / Andrés Bruder *

as Mimi Duval – Andrés Schwester * Mária Tasnádi Fekete as Angéle Senard – Andrés Tante *

Denise Cormand Denise may refer to: * Denise (given name), people with the given name ''Denise'' * Denise (computer chip), a video graphics chip from the Amiga computer * "Denise" (song), a 1963 song by Randy & the Rainbows * Denise, Mato Grosso, a municipalit ...

as Jeanne Boulier *

Ulrich Bettac Ulrich Ewald Berthold Bettac (2 May 1897 – 20 April 1959), was an Austrian actor and theatre director. He was especially well known for his work as a character actor at the Burgtheater in Vienna; he also had a fairly extensive film career. S ...

as Père Dominique – Pater * Hans Henn as Henri *

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as Pächter Boulier – Jeannes Vater *

Ernst Stankovski Ernst Stankovski (16 June 1928 – 26 January 2022) was an Austrian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1949. Stankovski died in Klosterneuburg on 26 January 2022, at the age of 93. Selected filmography Television Series ...

as Wendelin *

Dieter Wieland Dieter or dieter may refer to: * A person committed to dieting People Dieter is a German given name (), a short form of Dietrich, from ''theod+ric'' "people ruler", see Theodoric. Given name * Dieter Althaus (born 1958), German politician ...

as Georg *

Ingmar Zeisberg Ingmar Zeisberg (born 17 February 1933) is a German actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 1954. Selected filmography References External links * 1933 births Living people German film actresses 20th-century German a ...

as Nora * Christiane Zentgraf as Klein-Ursula

References

Bibliography

* Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1955 films 1955 drama films German drama films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Werner Jacobs Films based on German novels German black-and-white films 1950s German films Films shot at Bavaria Studios {{1950s-Germany-film-stub