''Iron Gustav'' (German: ''Der eiserne Gustav'') is a 1958 West German

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directed by

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and starring

Heinz Rühmann Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann (; 7 March 1902 – 3 October 1994) was a German film actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1926 and 1993. He is one of the most famous and popular German actors of the 20th century, and is considered a Ge ...

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and

Karin Baal Karin Baal (born 19 September 1940), real name Karin Blauermel, is a German film actress. She has appeared in more than 90 films since 1956. Filmography Films *1956: ''Teenage Wolfpack'' *1957: '' Tired Theodore'' *1957: ' *1957: '' The Heart ...

.Bock & Bergfelder, p. 308. It is based on the real story of cab driver Gustav Hartmann who drove his

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from Berlin to Paris. The story was later made into a television series of the same title in the 1970s. In was shot at the

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with

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in the city as well as

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and

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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and Karl Schneider.

Cast

as Gustav Hartmann *

as Frau Marie Hartmann * Ernst Schröder as Friedrich Karl Möbius *

as Anni Hartmann *

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as Gertrud Hartmann *

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as Frau Johanna Möbius *

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as Paulchen Klinke *

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as Otto Kroppke *

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as Frau Vietzke *

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as Otto Vietzke * Bruno Fritz as Amtsarzt *

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as Assessor

References

Bibliography

*Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1958 comedy films German comedy films West German films Films directed by George Hurdalek Films set in 1928 Comedy films based on actual events Films about horses Films set in Berlin Films shot in Berlin Films set in Paris Films shot in Paris Films shot at Tempelhof Studios 1950s German films 1950s German-language films Adaptations of works by Hans Fallada {{1950s-Germany-film-stub