''Kohlhiesel's Daughters'' (german: Kohlhiesels Töchter) is a 1962 German

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directed by

Axel von Ambesser Axel Eugen Alexander von Oesterreich (22 June 1910 – 6 September 1988), better known as Axel von Ambesser, was a German playwright, actor and film director. Ambesser's father was Alexander Constantin von Oesterreich. Ambesser was born in Hamb ...

and starring

Liselotte Pulver Liselotte Pulver (born 11 October 1929), sometimes credited as Lilo Pulver, is a Swiss actress. Pulver was one of the biggest stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s, where she often was cast as a tomboy. She is well known for her hearty a ...

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and

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/ref> One of Kohlhiesel's daughters falls in love, but he refuses to allow her to marry until her sister has found a husband.

Cast

... Liesel Kohlhiesel / Susi Kohlhiesel *

... Toni *

... Günter Krüger * Peter Vogel ... Rolf *

Heinrich Gretler Heinrich Gretler (1897–1977) was a Swiss film and television actor, who also starred on stage at the Bernhard-Theater in Zurich. Selected filmography * '' The Mysterious Mirror'' (1928) * '' Struggle for the Matterhorn'' (1928) * ''The Man ...

... Vater Kohlhiesel *

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... Evelyn *

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... Portier Müller *

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... Gritli

Plot

Liesel has studied hotel management at Munich and returns to her hometown of Hinterflüh, where her father and twin sister Susi run the family's inn. Former boyfriend Toni is seeking to rekindle the relationship, but the time apart has estranged them. Günter, an acquaintance from Munich, follows Liesel, takes on a job at the inn and also courts her. Liesel feels drawn to Günter, who is educated and well-mannered, whereas Susi favors Toni, a wealthy and successful hands-on farmer. Toni however is not interested in Susi because of her ghastly appearance and rude behavior. Both men learn that the twins' mother's dying wish was Susi to be married off first, a request the whole family takes serious. Günter talks Toni into marrying Susi, with the goal in mind to cause the marriage to fail and divorce her. Thus the late mother's condition would have been met and Toni eventually could marry Liesel. At his wedding Toni gets drunk and misses the wedding night. The next morning he deliberately starts a fight with Susi, who turns to her sister for help. Liesel changes Susi's attire and hairdo in order to resemble her own appearance and gives her advice on good housekeeping. Toni is genuinely taken by surprise and actually falls in love with Susi. As he still feels obligated to Liesel, he pleads Günter to marry her, who agrees willingly.

Background

The 1962 film was already the fifth dramatization for the screen. Originally created as a droll story for the stage by Hanns Kräly, it was first adapted as a movie in 1920 by

Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch (; January 29, 1892November 30, 1947) was a German-born American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as ...

and had seen remakes in

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and 1955. This version changed the location from Bavaria, Germany to the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, due to the female lead who makes use of her native tongue in portraying Susi. A rather confusing alteration was the renaming of the female characters, in the stage play the amiable daughter is called Gretel and her obnoxious twin is called Liesel. The reason for the change is a musical number whose lyrics only rhyme with Susi but none of the other names.

References

External links

* 1962 films 1962 comedy films German comedy films West German films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Axel von Ambesser Remakes of German films Films set in Switzerland Films set in the Alps 1960s German films {{1960s-comedy-film-stub