''Ich suche Dich'' (''"I Seek You"'' ) is a 1956 German film based on the 1940 play ''
Jupiter Laughs'' by
A. J. Cronin
Archibald Joseph Cronin (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981), known as A. J. Cronin, was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known novel is ''The Citadel'' (1937), about a Scottish doctor who serves in a Welsh mining village before achievi ...
. It is directed by
O. W. Fischer
Otto Wilhelm Fischer (german: O. W. Fischer, ; 1 April 1915 – 29 January 2004) was an Austrians, Austrian film and theatre actor, a leading man of Cinema of Germany, West German cinema during the ''Wirtschaftswunder'' era of the 1950s and 19 ...
, who also stars in the film, and also features
Anouk Aimée
Nicole Françoise Florence Dreyfus (born 27 April 1932), known professionally as Anouk Aimée () or Anouk, is a French film actress, who has appeared in 70 films since 1947, having begun her film career at age 14. In her early years, she studi ...
,
Nadja Tiller
Nadja Tiller (born 16 March 1929 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian actress. She was one of the most popular German-speaking actresses of international films of the 1950s and 1960s.
Biography
Nadja Tiller, daughter of actor Anton Tiller of Vie ...
, and Otto Brüggemann. Seeleiten Castle in
Murnau,
Bavaria
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serves as one of the filming locations.
Cast
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O. W. Fischer
Otto Wilhelm Fischer (german: O. W. Fischer, ; 1 April 1915 – 29 January 2004) was an Austrians, Austrian film and theatre actor, a leading man of Cinema of Germany, West German cinema during the ''Wirtschaftswunder'' era of the 1950s and 19 ...
as Dr. Paul Venner
*
Anouk Aimée
Nicole Françoise Florence Dreyfus (born 27 April 1932), known professionally as Anouk Aimée () or Anouk, is a French film actress, who has appeared in 70 films since 1947, having begun her film career at age 14. In her early years, she studi ...
as Francoise Maurer
*
Nadja Tiller
Nadja Tiller (born 16 March 1929 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian actress. She was one of the most popular German-speaking actresses of international films of the 1950s and 1960s.
Biography
Nadja Tiller, daughter of actor Anton Tiller of Vie ...
as Gaby Brugg
*Otto Brüggeman as Dr. Brugg
*
Paul Bildt
Paul Hermann Bildt (19 May 1885 – 13 March 1957) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1910 and 1956. He was born and died in Berlin, Germany.
Selected filmography
* ''Devil in Silk'' (1956)
* ''Ich suche Di ...
as Dr. Drews
*Peter-Timm Schaufuß as Dr. Durchgutt
*
Hilde Wagener
Hilde Wagener (26 September 1904 – 26 December 1992) was a German-born actress who settled in Austria. Primarily a stage actress, she also appeared in several films, such as ''The Burning Secret'' (1933), generally in supporting roles.Goble p.519 ...
as Senior Nurse Fanny
*Robert Meyn as Appel
*Ursula Herion as Jenny
*Anton Tiller as Baron Greiler
*Eva Klein-Donath as Frau Konsulin
*
Hermann Erhardt
Hermann Erhardt (January 9, 1903 in Landshut - November 30, 1958 in Vienna) was a German actor who played in more than 50 movies, among them '' Heimkehr'' and '' A Devil of a Woman''.
Selected filmography
* '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1935) ...
as Patient Forster
*
Franziska Liebing as Frau Forster
*Harriet Geßner as Nurse Anna
See also
*''
Shining Victory
''Shining Victory'' is a 1941 American drama film based on the 1940 play '' Jupiter Laughs,'' by A. J. Cronin. It stars James Stephenson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, and Barbara O'Neil. It is the first film directed by Irving Rapper. ...
'' (1941)
Awards
*At the 1957
San Sebastián International Film Festival
The San Sebastián International Film Festival ( SSIFF; es, Festival Internacional de San Sebastián, eu, Donostia Zinemaldia) is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of Donostia-San Sebastián in September, in th ...
, O.W. Fischer was the recipient of the
Silver Seashell and the
OCIC
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Award.
External links
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1956 films
1956 drama films
German drama films
West German films
German films based on plays
Medical-themed films
1950s German-language films
German black-and-white films
Films based on works by A. J. Cronin
Films directed by O. W. Fischer
Remakes of American films
1950s German films
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