''I Must Go to the City'' (german: Muss i denn zum Städtele hinaus) is a 1962 West German

romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

directed by

Hans Deppe Hans Deppe (; 12 November 1897 – 23 September 1969) was a German actor and film director. Filmography As director As actor References External links * 1897 births 1969 deaths German male film actors German television dire ...

and starring

Vico Torriani Vico Torriani (September 21, 1920 in Geneva as Ludovico Oxens Torriani – February 25, 1998 in Agno, Ticino) was a Swiss actor and '' Schlager'' singer. Life Born in Geneva to a family of Lombard origin, Torriani grew up in St. Moritz where h ...

Barbara Frey Barbara Frey (born 1941) is a German stage and film actress.Von Dassanowsky p.184 She was married to the actor Mark Damon. Selected filmography * ' (1958) * ' (1960) * ''What Is Father Doing in Italy?'' (1961) * '' Love at Twenty'' (1962) * ''I M ...

and

Monika Dahlberg Monika Dahlberg (born 30 April 1936) is a German singer, and film and television actress. She studied in Kiel as an actress and opera singer. In 1957 she signed a three-year contract with Constantin Film, and featured in several comedies and hei ...

.Bock & Bergfelder p.442 Its title is a reference to the traditional German song. It was made at the

Spandau Studios The Spandau Studios or CCC Studios were film and television studios located in Spandau, a suburb of Berlin. They were established in 1949 following the Second World War by the producer Artur Brauner Artur "Atze" Brauner (born Abraham Brauner; ...

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Max Mellin Max Mellin (1904–1977) was a German art director.Jacobsen & Prinzler p.275 Selected filmography * ''Happy Days in Aranjuez'' (1933) * ''The Girlfriend of a Big Man'' (1934) * '' Playing with Fire'' (1934) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1935) * ''Fresh ...

Cast

as Clown Richie *

as Heidi Hagen *

as Eva *

Erik Schumann Erik Schumann (15 February 1925 – 9 February 2007) was a German actor. He appeared in 100 films and television shows between 1942 and 1997. He was most successful during the 1950s and 1960s, when he played leading roles in several German f ...

as Dr. Werner Koch *

Dieter Borsche Albert Eugen Rollomann (25 October 1909 – 5 August 1982), better known as Dieter Borsche, was a German actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1935 and 1981. Since 1944, he suffered from muscle atrophy and had to use a wheelchair ...

as Onkel Herbert Drontheim *

Carola Höhn Carola Höhn (30 January 1910 – 8 November 2005) was a German stage and movie actress. Selected filmography Film * ''The Weekend Bride'' (1928) * '' Don Juan in a Girls' School'' (1928) * '' From a Bachelor's Diary'' (1929) * '' Youthful Ind ...

as Tante Carola Drontheim *

Peter Nestler Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

as Ronald Brown *

Eduard Linkers Eduard Linkers (11 October 1912 – 3 April 2004) was an Austrian actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1936 and 1988. Life He was born as Eduard Linker to a family of Jewish descent in Czernowitz, Austria-Hungary. He studied act ...

as Bankdirektor Sieper *

Vera Complojer Vera Complojer (1896–1969) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Giesen p.231 Selected filmography * ''Maria Ilona'' (1939) * '' Her First Experience'' (1939) * ''Detours to Happiness'' (1939) * ''Wunschkonzert'' (1940) * '' The Sinful Village ...

as Haushälterin Röschen *

Fredy Brock Fredy is a given name, and may refer to: * Fredy Bareiro (born 1982), Paraguayan football player * Fredy Montero Colombian footballer with Sounders FC * Fredy Barth (born 1979), Swiss racing driver * Fredy Glanzmann (born 1963), Swiss Nordic combin ...

as Otto *

Georg Blädel Georg may refer to: * ''Georg'' (film), 1997 *Georg (musical), Estonian musical * Georg (given name) * Georg (surname) * , a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker See also * George (disambiguation) George may refer to: People * George (given name) * ...

as Sepp

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1962 films 1960s romance films German romance films West German films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Hans Deppe Films shot at Spandau Studios 1960s German films {{1960s-romance-film-stub