''Das Mädchen vom Pfarrhof'' is a 1955

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Heimatfilm ' (, German for "homeland-films"; German singular: ') were films of a genre popular in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. ''Heimat'' can be translated as "home" (in the geographic sense), "hometown" or "homel ...

based on a

Ludwig Anzengruber Ludwig Anzengruber (29 November 1839 – 10 December 1889) was an Austrian dramatist, novelist and poet. He was born and died in Vienna, Austria. Origins The Anzengruber line originated in the district of Ried im Innkreis in Upper Austria. L ...

's play '' Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld'' and directed by Alfred Lehner. The film lacks the more

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themes of the play, such as criticism of

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and of the attitude of the

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and

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; instead, it takes a more positive outlook, which is characteristic of the Heimatfilme of the period. A rival West German film version of Anzengruber's play was released two months before ''Das Mädchen vom Pfarrhof''.

Synopsis

The beautiful, recently orphaned Annerl comes to stay with the young parish priest, Hell, and his housekeeper, Brigitte. Soon, Annerl and the priest find themselves becoming the target of rumors, fuelled by a local named Sepp who is bitter at the Church; this places the priest in a difficult position, and makes Annerl's suitor Michel jealous.

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Waltraut Haas Waltraut Haas (born 9 June 1927) is an Austrian actress and singer. Born in Vienna, Haas grew up at Schloss Schönbrunn, where her mother was a restaurateur. Haas made her stage debut in Linz but was soon won over to the big screen. She achieved ...

as Annerl *

Erich Auer Erich Auer (14 April 1923 – 17 December 2004) was an Austrian theater, film and television actor.Goble p.173 He had leading roles in several heimatfilmen during the early 1950s. He was married to Martha Wallner, a popular Austrian actress. The ...

as Fr. Hell *

Franziska Kinz Franziska Kinz (21 February 1897, Kufstein, Austria-Hungary (now Austria) – 26 April 1980, Meran, Italy) was an Austrian film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the fle ...

as Brigitte *

Attila Hörbiger Attila Hörbiger (21 April 1896 – 27 April 1987) was an Austrian stage and movie actor. Life Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the son of engineer Hanns Hörbiger and the you ...

as Herr von Finsterberg *

Helene Thimig Helene Ottilie Thimig (5 June 1889 – 7 November 1974) was an Austrian stage and film actress. Personal life Helene Thimig was the daughter of actor Hugo Thimig and the sister of actors Hermann and Hans Thimig. Thimig was married to the ...

as Gerberleni, Sepp's mother *

Walter Ladengast Walter Ladengast (4 July 1899 – 3 July 1980) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1928 and 1979, a majority silent. His film career momentarily suffered when it was discovered he was a Nazi Sympathizer. ...

as Sepp *

Karl Ehmann Karl Ehmann (13 August 1882 – 1 November 1967) was an Austrian stage and film actor whose career spanned both the silent and sound eras of the film industry. Career Born on 13 August 1882 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, he became interested in ac ...

as the other priest * Albert Rueprecht as Michel Berndorfer

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* * https://www.filmportal.de/film/das-maedchen-vom-pfarrhof_9d0ea1ede0324696afd26cfeb9e0880d {{DEFAULTSORT:Madchen vom Pfarrhof 1955 films Austrian drama films Austrian films based on plays 1950s German-language films Films based on works by Ludwig Anzengruber Films about Catholic priests Remakes of Austrian films Films set in the Alps Films directed by Alfred Lehner 1955 drama films

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